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• China was in the spotlight today after a flurry of data and statements from its central bank chief, financial regulator and statistics bureau. However, none of it helped paint a clearer picture of exactly how the world’s second-largest economy is positioned, or what policymakers are actually doing about it. The economy grew at its slowest pace since early 2023 in the third quarter, although better-than-expected retail sales potentially offered some cause for optimism. At the same time, new home prices fell at their fastest pace since 2015. Still, the...