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Chile Inflation Undershoots Forecasts Before Rate Decision

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FirstRand Turns More Bullish on South Africa’s Economy, Rand

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Morning Bid: Stocks stall, Hang Seng decimated, oil ebbs

World markets painted a messy picture on Tuesday, with recently pumped-up crude oil prices retreating sharply and disappointment surrounding China's economic stimulus already setting in - knocking Hong Kong shares back almost 10%. The return of mainland Chinese markets after a week's holiday there did see the CSI300 index play catch-up with another jump of about 6%. Chinese officials said they were fully confident of achieving this year's 5% GDP growth target.