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China expected to post slowing growth as economic woes drag
China expected to post slowing growth as economic woes drag

China is expected to post its slowest growth in a year and a half on Friday, as Beijing struggles to steady an economy shaken by sluggish spending and persistent property sector woes. Analysts surveyed by AFP expect China's economy to have only expanded 4.5 percent in the third quarter of the year.

'Deeply misguided' to wall US off with tariffs: Yellen
'Deeply misguided' to wall US off with tariffs: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed back Thursday on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposals of high tariffs on allies and rivals, calling such moves "deeply misguided" weeks before the November 5 election.