ECB has been too slow to cut rates, Eurozone economists warn

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• Fed has hit the pause button for rates, and may only cut once this year, experts say

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  Antony Blinken: ‘China has been trying to have it both ways’

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• Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts

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• Get your house in order, Europe — or face 'ongoing decline,' economists warn

  Economists say the absence of growth, fiscal imbalances and political intransigence could lead to decline and a loss of standing for Europe as a whole.
  
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  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation

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