BEIJING, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Factory activity in China unexpectedly returned to growth in November for the first time in seven months, but the gains were meagre with more U.S. tariffs looming within weeks unless Beijing and Washington agree to defuse their damaging trade war.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s factory activity unexpectedly expanded at the quickest pace in almost three years in November, with solid increases in output and new orders, a private business survey showed on Monday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s factory activity is expected to have contracted for the seventh straight month in November amid sluggish domestic demand a Reuters poll showed, despite some optimism over chances for an interim deal to de-escalate a trade war with the United States.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China still has room to ease its monetary policy, but the policy room cannot be easily squandered, a central bank official said on Friday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Global shares ticked up on Friday, but hesitated to test an all-time peak as investors worried a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong protests could derail Washington’s and Beijing’s efforts to end their trade war.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its highest weekly finish against the safe-haven yen since May on Friday, as data showing the U.S. economy on a firm footing prompted investors to scale back rate-cut bets.