The week in review: China recovery on track, profit slump at banks eases, HK goes to WTO for ‘made in China’ dispute

In this round-up, the Purchasing Managers’ Index reading for October points to steady recovery momentum for the Chinese economy, profitability improves at the country’s largest state-owned lenders, and Hong Kong seeks help from the World Trade Organization to ban the US’s demand for its exports to be labelled ‘made in China’.