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European lockdowns cast cloud over Swiss economy Data released earlier this week showed that Swiss industrial growth slowed in October. Switzerland’s manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Manager’s Index), a reliable indicator of economic activity, fell from 53.1 in September to 52.3 last month. Anything above 50 indicates growth, on a monthly basis. A similar dip
China’s resilient economy shakes off Hong Kong crisis China’s latest survey data, released earlier this week, showed a pick-up in economic activity in June, boosting Asian equity markets the same day that Beijing passed sweeping new security laws on Hong Kong. While China’s political manoeuvre was roundly decried by Western governments, its recent economic recovery has
Lebanese pound hits record low amid economic crisis Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, urged the government to call a “financial state of emergency” yesterday, as the Lebanese pound fell to a record low this week. An extreme dollar shortage has eroded the value of the currency, driving up the price of imports and wiping out household savings.
G20 oil alliance won’t turn the tide [delayed] Last week, energy ministers from the G20 engaged in a rare display of international cooperation by agreeing to reduce oil supply in an ambitious attempt to raise prices. The deal comes amid a sharp contraction in global economic activity triggered by the coronavirus, which has halved oil prices since the