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FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data
Defensive mood benefits dollar
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:50:03 +0100
The US currency was given a boost this week after investors became a little more uncertain about the prospects for economy following Thursday's US jobs report
Global markets began the second half of the year nervously after signs that the economic recovery, which many were predicting to be around the corner, may yet be some way off
Data show conditions easing
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:54:27 +0100
The UK economy staged a sharp recovery in the second quarter of this year and may have returned to anaemic growth, new figures suggest
The UK's service sector grew for the second month in a row in June, according to a survey of business activity, allthough the speed of recovery appeared to ease
Investors recoiled from more daring assets after a sharp drop in US employment set back hopes for a quick revival of the world's largest economy
Beijing moves towards reducing reliance on the US dollar with new rules that will enable importers and exporters to settle their payments to select Chinese companies in renminbi
ECB puts pressure on banks
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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:54:02 +0100
Eurozone official interest rates were left unchanged at 1 per cent by the European Central Bank as policymakers await signs of the region's economic recovery gaining momentum
Global risk appetite gathered steam as the second half of the trading year began and investors digested manufacturing reports from the major economies
The concern that government deficits and debt will sink the dollar is a "fairytale", says Gabriel de Kock at JPMorgan
The return of 'dirty floating' poses risks for both policymakers and investors, says Mansoor Mohi-uddin at UBS
US companies cut nearly a half million jobs last month as the recession continued to cut into the labour market in spite of other recent signs of hope in the economy
The UK economy shrank by 2.4% in the first quarter, the most fall in more than half a century, according to revised figures that were much weaker than originally estimated
Disappointing US consumer confidence data offer a timely reminder of the headwinds facing the global economy
Any recovery in the UK is highly dependent on the restoration of stability in its badly damaged financial sector, according to an in-depth report on the state of the British economy
Eurozone economic confidence recovered more than expected this month, even with idle capacity in the region's industrial sector at a record high, according to a European Commission survey
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FT.com - World
Palin resigns as Alaska governor
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:27:57 +0100
Sarah Palin abruptly resigned as governor of Alaska, saying she did not want to waste her time on 'political blood sport' and would hand power to her deputy later this month.
North Korea test-fires missiles
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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:05:07 +0100
South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing an unnamed government official, reports that North Korea on Saturday test-fired two Scud-type missiles that have an estimated range of 500km
Britain's Foreign Office said it was 'very concerned' by reports from Iran that local embassy staff may face trial in connection with demonstrations against last month's presidential election
Heat rises as Russia awaits Obama
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:58:39 +0100
Russia eyes opportunities created by the economic context and what it calls a crisis in US global leadership to show that Washington needs Moscow
Angela Merkel's grand coalition will go down in history as the hardest-working German government in 60 years, adding to the list of records broken by the chancellor since she took office four years ago
At least 11 suspected islamic militants were killed in a US missile attack by drone aircraft in Pakistan's Waziristan region, ahead of an expected military offensive by the Pakistan army
Britain is ready to provide loans or loan guarantees to finance the spin-off of General Motors' European Opel/Vauxhall arm, Peter Mandelson, UK business secretary, said
Some Rangoon business people say its spurt of highly conspicuous consumption reflects the economy's deep malaise rather than its fundamental health
Micheletti's government remains adamant that the ousted Mr Zelaya would spend his first night in a prison cell if he dared to return to the country – something that he has promised to do on Saturday
Syria invites Obama for talks
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:40:48 +0100
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a further that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing
Borissov set to win Bulgaria poll
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:21:27 +0100
A new right-of-centre party led by Boyko Borissov, a former police officer, is set to finish first in Bulgaria's general election on Sunday but will fail to win an outright majority, according to opinion polls
New holder of sensitive post must confront Iran's expanding uranium enrichment programme, blocked investigations into alleged military nuclear activity in Iran and Syria, and North Korea's atomic tests
Thousands of US Marines have descended on the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armoured convoys, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the US military's new counter-insurgency strategy
Beijing moves towards reducing reliance on the US dollar with new rules that will enable importers and exporters to settle their payments to select Chinese companies in renminbi
Data suggest the worst is over, but deflation and a reliance on exports present risks and no one is suggesting that all is well with an economy that contracted 3.8 per cent in the first three months of 2009.
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