MoneyWeek roundup: Protect yourself from China's slowdown

James McKeigue highlights the week's best pieces from the MoneyWeek team, including: how to protect yourself from China's slowdown; profit from takeovers; and a bet on the oil gamble of the decade.

China has finally admitted that economic growth is starting to slow. Premier Wen Jiabao has set a lower-than-usual 7.5% growth target for his final year in office.

This will be no surprise to regular readers. We've been predicting a Chinese growth slowdown for a while, notes Matthew Partridge.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.