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LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... of 2015, adding some relief to markets that fear the steep drop in the commodity signals major global economic problems. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rallied, recording a second day of gains on hopes of a deal being struck on Greece's debt, with ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... showed consumer prices fell by a record 0.6 per cent in January, raising fears deflation is taking hold in the region. LONDON - European stock markets closed down, as deflation worries deepened for the eurozone, which was locked in crucial talks with ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... 1.81 percent Tuesday, while the 30-year jumped to 2.44 percent from 2.40 percent. Bond prices and yields move inversely. LONDON - Euro zone stocks have been boosted by reports that the ECB may launch a bigger stimulus program than expected, while British ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... suggested FXCM shareholders could still end up with little if Leucadia decides to eventually sell off assets of the firm. LONDON - LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets have gained, winning a boost from German data and expectations of ECB stimulus ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... S&P 500 below 2,000. But Blicksilver said there has been "no trend change" and that investor anxiety remains elevated. LONDON - European stocks have pushed higher on fresh signals the ECB will launch a bond-buying stimulus program next week, while the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... export growth, while Japanese data showed the economy contracted by more than previously estimated in the third quarter. LONDON - European stocks fell, while crude oil prices and the euro hit new depths as the US dollar benefited from last week's solid ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... Thanksgiving and European markets were mixed with German's DAX 30 up 0.60 per cent, Paris' CAC 40 0.20 per cent higher but London's FTSE down 100 index 0.09 per cent. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases October financial ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... China unexpectedly cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging economic growth. LONDON - European shares shot up after the European Central Bank signalled it is ready to act quickly to deter deflation and China ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... 4,688.54. Confirmation that Halliburton is in negotiations to buy rival Baker Hughes lit up oil service sector shares. LONDON - Sluggish economic growth in eurozone heavyweights Germany and France has weighed on the European single currency and the region's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... its small Neighborhood Market chain to turn in earnings per share of $1.15, three cents higher than analysts expected. LONDON - European stocks have posted modest gains in volatile trading, having briefly turned negative after US unemployment claims ...