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2007-02-06 06:43:12China's economy will not slow down after 2008 Olympics- reportBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The economy would not suffer from a slowdown after the2008 Beijing Olympics as vigorous demand would remain, state media reported,citing an influential economist.2007-02-06 06:01:58Japan passes extra budget without oppositionTOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Japan's ruling coalition passed an extra budget throughparliament in the absence of opposition parties who are demanding that thehealth minister step down for remarks against women.2007-02-06 05:07:49Japan Dec leading index 25.0 vs 18.2 in Nov; coincident index 61.1 vs 65.0TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The index of leading economic indicators rose to 25.0 inDecember from 18.2 November, in line with market expectations, preliminary datafrom the Cabinet Office showed.2007-02-06 00:54:57Australia's NAB business confidence index rises to four in Q4 from two in Q3SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - National Australia Bank Ltd's (NAB's) businessconfidence index rose to four points in the fourth quarter of last year from twopoints in the third, NAB said.2007-02-06 00:01:31UK Jan like-for-like retail sales up annual 3.1 pct, best Jan in 3 yrs - BRCLONDON (AFX) - UK retailers enjoyed a better-than-expected January as thestrong Christmas performance appeared to carry through into the new year sales,a closely watched survey suggested.2007-02-05 23:20:09U.S. service sector growth acceleratesNEW YORK (AFX) - Weakness in the manufacturing sector, especially the autoindustry, may be dampening the nation's economic prospects, but the biggerservices sector appears to be more than making up for it.
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