Bloomberg China’s great reflation is showing further signs of being a let-down. Producer price gains have eased back from February’s eight-year high as activity in the property and infrastructure sectors slows amid a government crackdown on risky lending. Prices at the factory gate rose 5.5 percent in June from a year earlier, the same pace as May, according to a …

Bloomberg UK factories and construction firms unexpectedly cut output in May, casting doubt over the performance of the economy in the second quarter. Manufacturing fell 0.2 percent from April as vehicle production posted the biggest drop in more than a year, the Office for National Statistics said. Total industrial production declined 0.1 percent. Building output shrank by 1.2 percent. There …

Bloomberg Syngenta AG reached a confidential settlement with a Nebraska farmer who claimed the company mishandled marketing of its genetically modified seed, causing US corn prices to plummet. With the settlement, Syngenta averts a trial that was scheduled to start July 10. Terms weren’t disclosed. Two weeks ago, Syngenta lost a $218 million jury verdict for a class of Kansas …