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Macro Wrap | China’s April data: The Iran war takes its toll

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To read this macro wrap as a PDF, click here. April's economic data hit like a cold shower. Every key indicator, bar exports, badly undershot forecasts: Industrial output grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years, investment collapsed, and retail sales barely registered a pulse. As the Iran war...