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China slashes two more key lending benchmarks for the first time in 10 months as the PBOC attempts to stimulate a stuttering economy. In a sign of potentially easing tensions between the U.S. and China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with President Xi Jinping in Beijing and calls for further dialogue. In tech news, Intel signs off on a €30bn chip manufacturing factory in Germany, making it the largest FDI in the country. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has highlighted the need to de-risk from China. And Airbus inks the largest commercial aviation deal ever, selling 500 single-aisle planes to Indian budget airline Indigo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .