AFP - China has moved to further free up the nation%27s gold market by allowing more commercial banks to import and export the precious metal, as rising prices for bullion and tumbling stock markets spur demand.

Reuters - Manufacturing in China shrank in July for the first time since March 2009 while it perked up in the euro zone, according to surveys that underscored the unevenness of the global economic recovery.

The Motley Fool - Now that the world%27s attention has drifted away from Europe%27s crisis, the U.S. dollar is back in focus as the troublemaking currency du jour.

Reuters - China may need to replace more than half of its housing stock in the next 20 years, a researcher at the housing ministry said in remarks published on Friday.