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The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that growth in the eurozone risks slowing further, while inflation could continue to rise beyond recent record highs. SOUNDBITE
Daimler AG expects slower sales growth for its Mercedes-Benz cars in China this year after a surge in demand in 2015 that helped the automaker post record sales and earnings. Sonia Legg reports.
Ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, bonuses, spending and pork prices are all down, a sign that Chinese consumers are tightening their belts. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for China to step up prosecutions over fentanyl as he praises recent measures to curb precursor chemicals to the painkiller behind a deadly US addiction epidemic. SOUNDBITE
The United States "will not accept" a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China. This was the situation over a decade ago when Chinese government support led to a surge in steel exports, she told reporters, adding: "I know that these serious concerns are shared by our allies and partners." SOUNDBITE