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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut Asia's growth forecast for this year and next, and said it fears Europe's debt crisis may trigger a sell-off in Asian assets.

JO Hambro Capital Management's new Asian fund manager has said high profile fund managers caught out by accountancy fraud by some of China's smaller companies were not to blame as the problems can be so difficult to spot.

The US Senate has voted through a bill which aims to punish China for keeping its currency artificially undervalued.

The number of shares out on loan in September has risen by the highest level in five years as investors reacted to market falls by taking more negative bets.

China's state controled sovereign wealth fund has begun investing in the country's banks after shares hit a 30-month low.

Since US shoppers have been forced to tighten their belts, the scouts are out for a new group of consumers to fill the global spending void.

Strong long-term growth trends underpin the investment case of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam. But the risks outweigh the benefits, writes Maria Merricks.

Prime minister David Cameron has appealed for Britain to emulate the optimism seen in emerging economies such as China and India instead of being overwhelmed by the onslaught of negative data.

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China has warned of a possible trade war as the US Senate voted in favour of debating laws which could pressure it to let the renminbi rise.