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Britain’s bond-buying accelerates fall in global borrowing costs.

Britain’s revived programme of mass bond-buying accelerated a fall in global bond yields on Wednesday in the latest sign of how central bank policy has intensified a worldwide collapse in borrowing costs this year.

The Bank of England this month announced a new £70bn asset purchase programme designed to address fears of an economic slowdown after Britain voted to leave the EU, joining the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan to become the third major central bank engaged in quantitative easing.

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As China's economy slows, Beijing's growth push loses punch.

High debt and a glut of unneeded factories are hindering the government’s usual method of using spending and lending to create more activity.

By NEIL GOUGH and OWEN GUOJULY 15, 2016

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