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Economic recovery has generated far less tax revenue than forecast

Global oil prices fall again amid worries about sluggish global growth and reports that key oil producers want to maintain current output levels.

Mining shares lead the FTSE higher following the release of stronger-than-expected Chinese trade figures.

Finance minister says ‘ingredients of growth are going down’

* Crude oil prices continue to fall * Dollar retreats broadly on global growth concern, Fed views * Trade data ease worries over China slowdown (Updates prices, changes dateline from previous LONDON) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The...

(Corects Chinese trade figures in ninth paragraph)* European stocks follow Asia lower, dollar falls* Yen, gold, low-risk government bonds prosper* China trade data cannot lift gloom over global growthBy Nigel StephensonLONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Stocks started the week on a negative note and crude oil prices fell to near-four-year lows with forecast-beating Chinese trade data unable to lighten inv