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European Shares Hit Three-Month High, ECB In Limelight
Across Europe, Italy's FTSE MIB index was up 0.3 per cent after climbing to its highest level since late May, supported by a 1 per cent rise in the country's banking index to a five-month high.
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World Stocks Ease, Dollar Holds Ground As US Rate Bets Abound
Stocks slipped on Wednesday while the dollar continued to claw back last week's losses as investors grappled with the prospect of a US interest rate increase in the months ahead coming amid continued uncertainty about the strength of the global economy.
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Global Stocks Set For Monthly Gains, Dollar Buoyed By Fed Outlook
Global shares steadied at one-month highs on Tuesday, on track for a third straight month of gain, while the dollar held strong near two-month peaks on expectations the US interest rates could rise next month.
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World Stocks Rally As Buffett Bites Into Apple, Oil Eyes $50
World shares rose on Tuesday as technology giant Apple Inc's biggest rise in over two months and oil's march higher to near $50 per barrel boosted investor demand for riskier assets at the expense of safe-haven bonds.
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World Shares In Retreat For Second Day On Growth Worries
World stocks fell for the second straight day on Wednesday and metals prices declined, pressured by signs of a renewed and prolonged global growth downturn.
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World Stocks Driven Higher by Oil Surge; ECB Looms
World stock markets climbed to their highest in almost five months on Thursday after a surge in oil prices boosted risk appetite, while the euro steadied ahead of a European Central Bank meeting.
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Europe Shares, Dollar Gain as Investors Look to Yellen
European shares rose on Tuesday, shrugging off losses in Asia, while the dollar regained its footing as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen for clues to the interest rate outlook following weak US data.
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European Shares Fall as Mining Stocks and Casino Decline
European shares fell on Monday, as a decline in the share prices of major mining stocks and in French supermarket operator Casino weighed on the region's stock markets.
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Weak Chinese Data Knocks Down Global Stocks
Global stock markets fell on Tuesday after another batch of weak data from China reinforced persistent concerns about a possible slowdown in the global economy.
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Stocks Dumped for Safe Havens as Bank Fears Flare
Asian share markets were scorched on Tuesday as stability concerns put a torch to European bank stocks and sent investors stampeding to only the safest of safe haven assets.
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European Shares Dented by Weak Earnings but Syngenta Surges on Deal
European shares fell on Wednesday, as weak earnings from some leading companies weighed on markets, although Syngenta surged after ChemChina agreed on a $43 billion bid for the Swiss seeds and pesticides group.
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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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World Stocks Slide as China Fails to Quell Stormy Start to Year
World stocks fell again on Tuesday after their worst first-day performance in years, extending losses as relief at intervention by China to steady its markets quickly evaporated in the face of mounting concerns about the global economy.
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European Shares Edge Down From 3-Month Highs After China Wobble
A leading European share index fell from a three-month high on Friday, hit by a drop in the mining sector after a slump in Chinese equities which was triggered by weak data and a regulatory crackdown.
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Global Shares, Dollar Slip as China Inflation Cools
World shares fell for a second day running and the dollar dropped to its lowest in almost a month on Wednesday following new signs of a slowdown in China's economy.
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European Shares Hit Three-Month High, ECB In Limelight
Across Europe, Italy's FTSE MIB index was up 0.3 per cent after climbing to its highest level since late May, supported by a 1 per cent rise in the country's banking index to a five-month high.
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World Stocks Ease, Dollar Holds Ground As US Rate Bets Abound
Stocks slipped on Wednesday while the dollar continued to claw back last week's losses as investors grappled with the prospect of a US interest rate increase in the months ahead coming amid continued uncertainty about the strength of the global economy.
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Global Stocks Set For Monthly Gains, Dollar Buoyed By Fed Outlook
Global shares steadied at one-month highs on Tuesday, on track for a third straight month of gain, while the dollar held strong near two-month peaks on expectations the US interest rates could rise next month.
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World Stocks Rally As Buffett Bites Into Apple, Oil Eyes $50
World shares rose on Tuesday as technology giant Apple Inc's biggest rise in over two months and oil's march higher to near $50 per barrel boosted investor demand for riskier assets at the expense of safe-haven bonds.
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World Shares In Retreat For Second Day On Growth Worries
World stocks fell for the second straight day on Wednesday and metals prices declined, pressured by signs of a renewed and prolonged global growth downturn.
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World Stocks Driven Higher by Oil Surge; ECB Looms
World stock markets climbed to their highest in almost five months on Thursday after a surge in oil prices boosted risk appetite, while the euro steadied ahead of a European Central Bank meeting.
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Europe Shares, Dollar Gain as Investors Look to Yellen
European shares rose on Tuesday, shrugging off losses in Asia, while the dollar regained its footing as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen for clues to the interest rate outlook following weak US data.
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European Shares Fall as Mining Stocks and Casino Decline
European shares fell on Monday, as a decline in the share prices of major mining stocks and in French supermarket operator Casino weighed on the region's stock markets.
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Weak Chinese Data Knocks Down Global Stocks
Global stock markets fell on Tuesday after another batch of weak data from China reinforced persistent concerns about a possible slowdown in the global economy.
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Stocks Dumped for Safe Havens as Bank Fears Flare
Asian share markets were scorched on Tuesday as stability concerns put a torch to European bank stocks and sent investors stampeding to only the safest of safe haven assets.
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European Shares Dented by Weak Earnings but Syngenta Surges on Deal
European shares fell on Wednesday, as weak earnings from some leading companies weighed on markets, although Syngenta surged after ChemChina agreed on a $43 billion bid for the Swiss seeds and pesticides group.
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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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World Stocks Slide as China Fails to Quell Stormy Start to Year
World stocks fell again on Tuesday after their worst first-day performance in years, extending losses as relief at intervention by China to steady its markets quickly evaporated in the face of mounting concerns about the global economy.
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European Shares Edge Down From 3-Month Highs After China Wobble
A leading European share index fell from a three-month high on Friday, hit by a drop in the mining sector after a slump in Chinese equities which was triggered by weak data and a regulatory crackdown.
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Global Shares, Dollar Slip as China Inflation Cools
World shares fell for a second day running and the dollar dropped to its lowest in almost a month on Wednesday following new signs of a slowdown in China's economy.
