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Near-term manufacturing prospects are subdued

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INTERNATIONAL

Downside risks weigh heavily on the outlook, with global demand slowing and supply chain disruption ongoing. However, moderating commodity prices, the alleviation of logistics…

German shift on austerity would risk 'wrong' lessons

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GERMANY

Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a rising tide of euro-area members in favour of a policy shift away from austerity and possibly towards more favourable debt deals for euro-area…

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016.

Japan economy placed to withstand China slowdown

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JAPAN

The impact on Japan of China's economic slowdown.

Persistent inflation will create a dilemma for the ECB

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EU

The ECB remains reluctant to increase rates, as supply-side shocks are the main cause of high consumer-price inflation, while core inflation is only barely above the 2…

Financial innovations will evolve with global farming

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial innovation in European agriculture

Pre-election spending may prop up Polish economy

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POLAND

The statistical office’s provisional estimate surpassed expectations and confirmed that Poland’s diversified economy, backed by government measures, had weathered the supply…

Helping farmers only partly eases India’s rural crisis

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INDIA

A key factor in the sharp fall is decreasing consumption, especially in rural areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought to raise farmer…

Global trade and shipping will long remain subdued

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INTERNATIONAL

Trends in global trade and shipping.

Gloomy sentiment will spur stimulus in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

The recent fall in the price of oil was expected to provide a timely boost to the South Korean economy, but its performance in the first quarter of 2015, though rebounding from…