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Flash Talk | The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week: Reflections on data, interest rates, and Zhongzhi

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It's been an eventful week for China's economy – and most of the news has been bad. In this latest Flash Talk, Trivium Co-founder Andrew Polk and Head of China Markets Research Dinny McMahon get to grips with what's going on. The gents discuss:

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