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FT analysis on the big stories — Brexit, Trump, China and the Big Four auditors

Brexit, Trump, Merkel, China and trade, Big Tech — the big stories of the year 

* Xi Jinping to mark 40th anniversary of reform and opening Tue

National Australia Bank Ltd said on Monday its CEO will take about two months leave around the scheduled release of a major report into the country's finance sector, prompting a rebuke from a shareholder group.

Most Southeast Asian stocks fell on Monday as risk appetite was curbed after poor economic data from China, while Singaporean shares shook off losses from the previous session as investors sought bargains. Singaporean stocks climbed 1.4 percent, led by financial stocks, following a 1.1 slump that...

Australian shares fell on Monday as losses in financials outweighed gains in material stocks, as the market looks ahead to an important week of data.

Lower price growth forecasts, higher taxes and weak pound weigh on sentiment

Planned measures follow Taylor Review into gig economy and changing workplace

* Rucheng seeks to prop up private sector to counter slowdown

Growth in China's new home prices slowed in November as markets in smaller cities lost some of their heat, though the sector remained relatively resilient amid a broader slowdown in economic activity.