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China services sector grows at fastest pace in 4 months in Oct - Caixin PMI
BEIJING - China's services sector grew at the strongest pace in four months in October as new business picked up, encouraging companies to hire more workers, a private survey showed. (CHINA-ECONOMY/PMI-SERVICES-CAIXIN (UPDATE 1), moved, 450 words)
Bank of England's Carney to juggle prices and politics
LONDON - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney settled questions about his future this week but faces a new challenge, when he is due to present the central bank's latest attempt to estimate the hit to Britain's economy from June's Brexit vote. (BRITAIN-BOE/ (moved), by David Milliken, 525 words)
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MARKETS
Asia stocks, dollar slip amid US election tension
SYDNEY - Asia shares joined the U.S. dollar on the defensive as the nail-biting U.S. presidential race saw the S&P 500 suffer its longest losing streak in five years as investors sailed to safer harbours. (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX), moved, by Wayne Cole, 625 words)
Dollar slumps on U.S. election jitters, with jobs data ahead
TOKYO - The dollar's losses deepen as positioning for next week's U.S. presidential election overshadows the Federal Reserve's latest review where policy makers signalled they were on track to hike rates next month. (GLOBAL-FOREX/ (UPDATE 1), expct by 1430 GMT, moved, by Lisa Twaronite, 575 words)
Weaker dollar lifts oil prices from five-week low
SINGAPORE - Crude oil prices rose as a weaker U.S. dollar buoyed sentiment in the market, lifting prices from five-week lows. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (moved), by Mark Tay, 200 words)
Gold up on safe-haven buying ahead of U.S. election uncertainty
Gold rose as uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election upheld the safe-haven demand for bullion and weakened the dollar, offsetting signals from the Federal Reserve that it could hike interest rates next month. (GLOBAL-PRECIOUS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Sethuraman N R, 400 words)
ECONOMY
Buying the dip: China land kings see opportunity as prices cool
HONG KONG - As China's property market shows signs of softening, the country's resurgent 'land kings' say they are ready to seize on any price weakness to buy more building plots - a conundrum for policymakers grappling with a toxic mix of risks in the sector. (CHINA-ECONOMY/PROPERTY (PIX), EXPECT TO MOVE AT 0600 GMT/0200 ET, by Clare Jim, 670 words)