Japan Sep exports down for 4th month on slow global demand

Japan’s exports tumbled for a fourth straight month in September amid continued slowdown in overseas economies, particularly in China and Europe, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. Japanese shipments to the world dropped 10.3% from a year earlier to Y5.36 trillion in September, fol…

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Japan Sep exports down for 4th month on slow global demand

ECB’s Knot backs call for EU commissioner

European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot has thrown his support behind German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble’s call for a euro zone commissioner with power over European Union nations’ budgets. The EU needs not only stricter budget discipline but also stronger debt controls, Mr Knot, who…

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ECB’s Knot backs call for EU commissioner