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China's September exports fell 10 percent from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world's second-largest economy may be short-lived. David Pollard reports.
Britain's pound slumps to a three-decade low largely thanks to more home-grown Brexit worries. As David Pollard reports, it sent stocks up, with the FTSE 100 topping 7,000 for the first time in more than a year.
As worries over a so-called 'hard' Brexit continue to unnverve currency markets, UK trade minister Liam Fox calls for bespoke multilateral and bilateral trade arrangements after Britain exits the European Union. David Pollard reports.
United States President Barack Obama spoke about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane on Wednesday. In his last trip to Asia as US President, Obama encouraged free trade agreements between nations. Both Democratic and Republican presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have voiced their opposition to the TTP agreement.
After reaching a pact in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, many Asian economies are set to benefit thanks to lower tariffs. Meg Teckman reports.