Japan posts record machinery orders growth in November in boost to economy
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders posted record monthly growth in November, in a bright sign for business spending which has helped sustain a fragile recovery in the world's third-largest economy.Cabinet Office data on Thursday showed that core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as an indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months, rose 18.0% in November from the previous month.That marked the biggest month-on-month gain since comparable data became..