Economy

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15 November 2015
The sharp downturn in developing economies, particularly in Southeast Asia, has been denting market sentiment. (Getty Images)
12 November 2015
Barnaby Joyce, Australia's agriculture minister
11 November 2015
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6 November 2015
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6 November 2015
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5 November 2015
Chinese office workers try quesadillas at the Taco Bell outlet in Shanghai.
29 October 2015
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29 October 2015
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29 October 2015
Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb
22 October 2015
A Chinese investor uses a computer terminal to monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing.
22 October 2015
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21 October 2015
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser, center, participates in TPP negotiations.
19 October 2015
Participants discuss the need for comprehensive free trade pacts in Asia at the NAR Forum in Sydney on Oct. 15.
15 October 2015
Pacific Harbour Beach, Fiji
15 October 2015
A woman smokes an electronic cigarette in London on Aug. 19.
15 October 2015
Akira Amari, Japan's minister for economic revitalization, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman at a news conference following a broad agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Atlanta on Oct. 5.
14 October 2015
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14 October 2015
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13 October 2015
U.S. tariffs on Japan-made engines will be scrapped immediately when the Trans-Pacific Partnership takes effect.
9 October 2015
Hundreds of agricultural goods will eventually enter Japan duty-free.
9 October 2015
New Hondas await export at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in June.
8 October 2015
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8 October 2015
Trade officials from the 12 nations involved in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership pose for a group photo in Atlanta on Oct. 1. (Courtesy of USTR Press Office)
8 October 2015
Representatives from the Trans-Pacific Partnership nations meet the press after reaching a broad agreement on the trade pact in Atlanta on Oct. 5.
8 October 2015