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China to boost scrutiny of foreign currency purchases

  Bloomberg China plans to step up its monitoring of how citizens use their annual quota for changing yuan into foreign currencies, according to four people familiar with the matter. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange was required extra documentation for people seeking to sell yuan, while keeping each person’s annual $50,000 allowance unchanged, said the people, who asked not ...

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Lobster prices soar as catch drops and China imports climb

  AP Lobster lovers are used to adjusting to high prices, but this winter, they’re shelling out even more for the cherished crustaceans because of a lack of catch off of New England and Canada and heavy exports to China. Winter is typically a slow season for U.S. lobster fishermen and an active one off Atlantic Canada. But catch is ...

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Serendipitous jobs, trade data help Canada shake off doldrums

  Bloomberg Canada is turning the page on the oil crash. From trade numbers to jobs to the stock market, evidence is beginning to mount the commodity producing nation is emerging from a lingering slump, after struggling through a cocktail of hurt that included collapsing oil prices, slow global growth and an aging population. Data showed the country recorded its ...

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