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Europe: Germany’s two-year bond yield falls to three-month low Germany’s two-year government bond yield fell to a three-month low on Thursday, as global political uncertainty

Europe: Rise in German industrial orders bodes well for coming months German industrial orders increased unexpectedly in October thanks to domestic and non-euro zone demand,

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Asia: China cracks down on online micro-lending firms with new rules China’s financial regulators on Friday circulated new rules to local governments targeting a rampantly

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