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German Economy Will Hardly Grow in 2025, Bundesbank Says

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s economy will hardly grow in 2025 after shrinking again this year, according to fresh forecasts from Bundesbank.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsHow California Sees the World, and ItselfGross domestic product will fall by 0.2% in 2024, it said Friday — slashing a June prediction for 0.3% growth. Output will exp

Chinese fund touts offshore crypto exposure in Alipay ad amid bitcoin boom

A Chinese fund manager has touted its fund's cryptocurrency exposure in an effort to draw investors amid a historic bitcoin boom, even as Beijing maintains a hostile stance towards the digital assets. A fund advertisement that read "Cryptocurrencies soaring, start investing with 10 yuan" was spotted on Alipay, Chinese fintech giant Ant Group's mobile wallet app, crypto-focused outlet Wu Blockchain reported on Thursday. The fund, a Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) fund operated by