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"Forty percent of the commodities in the world are being consumed each year by the Chinese to produce about 9.4 percent of the world's GDP, so you've got the most inefficient use of commodities going on there in history," Bill Smead, CEO of Smead Capital Management told CNBC. "We think...

Japan's exports rose in June from the prior month and the pace of annual declines slowed, bringing the trade balance back into surplus as factory output and sales steadily recover from the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. more...

Growth in the euro zone's dominant service sector slowed for a third straight month in June, and by more than an initial estimate, with sluggish new orders dimming the outlook, a survey showed on Tuesday. more...

Growth in the euro zone's manufacturing sector lost steam last month as exports slowed to a trickle and domestic demand all but dried up, while the region's weaker economies appear to be slipping back into recession, a key survey showed on Friday. more...

Singapore's April inflation slowed to 4.5 percent year-on-year from 5.0 percent in March, consistent with central bank and economists' forecasts that inflation had peaked in the first quarter. more...