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First State's Asia Pacific and global emerging markets team, led by Angus Tulloch, says the China consumer demand story has been "flogged to death."

The US economy will continue to see challenges until unemployment improves, according to Cavendish's Tim Roberts, who says he still cannot rule out a double-dip recession.

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Standard & Poor's downgrade of Ireland's credit rating was "inevitable", and other ratings agencies are likely to follow suit, says Schroders.

The FTSE advanced in early trading following positive overnight signs in the US and a mini rally in Asia.

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