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A Little Monkey: China Market Indicator?

ne stamp like no other is the Chinese ‘Year of the Monkey’ from 1980, which rose from a few cents to three- to four-figure amounts in euros, dollars, pounds or franks (). As an exemplary case, it has come to symbolise the economic rise of the People’s Republic of China in recent decades. I recommend

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