Figures also exhibit dramatic slowdown in trade activity across Europe and the USFears are growing about the state of the global economy after a slump in Chinese manufacturing output growth and a dramatic slowdown in trade activity across Europe and the US.
Stock markets sagged on Friday as China‘s government said industrial production and retail sales slowed in November. Traders were also spooked by surveys that showed French trade activity contracted this month and the US economy slipped to its lowest growth rate for 18 months in December. Related: Pound falls after May's Brexit blow in Brussels - as it happened Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com