Financial services
March 7, 2019
Chinese consumers are still showing a heavy appetite for luxury goods. Image credit: Fendi
By Sarah Jones
After taking a hit due to worries that Chinese consumers would be cutting back on their spending, luxury share prices continued to rebound in February.
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