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There are more worries about the euro zone's economic recovery. As David Pollard reports, surveys show near-stagnation in German services put the brakes on overall private sector growth in September and euro zone business activity expanded at its weakest rate in almost two years.
Euro zone business growth has been weaker than any forecaster expected this month and new orders have fallen for the first time in more than a year despite further price-cutting, a survey shows, posing a new challenge for the ECB. David Pollard reports.
German private sector growth eases slightly in June and French business activity slows as strikes add to demand woes, according to the latest purchasing manager data. David Pollard reports.
Beijing, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, down from the 7.9 percent growth in the second, official data published Monday showed.The third-quarter growth is slightly lower than expected by analysts, who had forecast the economy to grow by around 5 percent.The growth eased to 0.2 percent in July-September from 1.3 percent in the second quarter. (Camera: WU HONG).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WALK IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Euro zone business growth was at its weakest since the start of last year in August, suggesting the bloc's already struggling economy is losing what little momentum it had. As Sonia Legg reports, even Germany services growth slowed more than expected in August suggesting Europe's biggest economy may be losing steam.
Euro zone business activity expanded at its weakest rate since the start of 2015 this month as growth paths diverged. But on the plus side, there was an unexpected surge from France. David Pollard reports.
U.S. second-quarter growth was a bit more sluggish than initially thought, but consumer spending was a bright spot. Bobbi Rebell reports.