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  No Holiday Cheer For Markets As Central Banks Shrug Peak Rates Hopes: Report

  Central banks in the United States, euro zone, Britain and Switzerland met on Wednesday and Thursday and all slowed the pace of aggressive rate moves.

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  EU Leaders Willing To Compromise Freedom Of Movement, Says Tony Blair

  European Union leaders are willing to change the bloc's rules for the freedom of movement of workers, opening an opportunity for Britain to avoid a damaging "hard Brexit", former prime minister Tony Blair said today.

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  Euro Zone Factory Growth Reaches Six-Month High In June

  Euro zone business activity expanded at its fastest rate this year in June, but Britain's vote to quit the European Union could cause it to slow in coming months.

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  Most Euro Zone Firms Expect Brexit Would Hurt Economy: Survey

  Most companies based in the euro zone believe a British decision to leave the European Union would hurt the region as it struggles with a sluggish economy and a migration crisis, a survey showed on Wednesday.

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  European Shares Fall Sharply as Worries Over China Intensify

  The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index and the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX index both fell 2 per cent. Germany's DAX declined 1.4 per cent, while Britain's FTSE 100 weakened by 1.6 per cent.

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  Creditors Set Bailout Ultimatum for Defiant Greeks: Report

  The dramatic move came hours before European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a summit on migration, the long-term future of the euro zone and renegotiating Britain's membership terms, that has been overshadowed by the looming Greek debt crisis.

• Asian shares mostly retreat after rally; BoJ holds fire

  Asian shares mostly fell after two strong days of gains on Thursday, with investors focusing on meetings of the central banks of Britain and the euro zone for signs of more policy stimulus after the Bank of Japan kept policy on hold.

• US activity picks up, hopes for Euro zone rise

  Activity in the dominant U.S. services sector perked up in the final month of 2012, while hopes grew that Europe may be through the worst of its economic slump, surveys showed on Friday. Britain's vast services sector, however, contracted for the first time in two years, suggesting the broader economy probably shrank as well in the final three mont...

• G7 to hold emergency euro zone talks, Spain top concern

  Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven leading industrialised powers will hold emergency talks on the euro zone debt crisis on Tuesday.

• G7 to hold emergency eurozone talks, Spain top concern

  Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven will hold emergency talks on the euro zone debt crisis.

• UK recession deepens as euro zone woes mount

  Britain is in its second recession since the 2007-2008 crisis, and the prospects for a recovery are cloudy.

• Weaker euro zone nations need more support from core: UK

  The government failure to provide clarity on the definition of software exports is hurting the industry, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has said.

• Obama warns of Eurozone threat, welcomes growth focus

  President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit, welcomed Europe's focus on rekindling growth and warned the crisis in the euro zone was dangerous for the world.

• Voting starts in France, Sarkozy headed for defeat

  The election comes at a crucial time for the convalescent euro zone, as France, Europe's No. 2 economy, is a vital partner for Berlin in safeguarding the single currency bloc's future.

• Britain blames euro crisis for lower growth

  The British government blamed the euro crisis for a big downgrade of the country's growth projections.