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Japanese economy returned to growth in the last three months, according to the Cabinet Office. >>

Output in the U.K. construction sector fell sharply in January, adding to fears the economy may slip back into recession. >>

Job creation in the U.S. broke out in February, pushing the overall unemployment rate to the four-year low, a sign U.S. employers were undaunted by the budget impasse in Washington. >>

Industrial production in Europe's largest economy unexpectedly stagnated in January, as demand for its exports dropped sharply, the Economy Ministry said Friday. >>

The Dollar Index increased by 0.1% to 82.752 points in Asian session on Monday, after reaching 82.924 last week, the highest level since 8th of August. The U.S. Dollar gained >>

Industrial production in Sweden slowed down at a faster rate than economists' projected in January mainly due to declines in machinery industry and the motor vehicle industry, the Statistics Sweden >>

Greek consumer price inflation decreased for the fourth consecutive month in the month of February despite a notable 9% jump of housing costs and a 1.7% advance of clothing and >>

Hungary's economic output decreased further in the last three months of 2012 keeping the economy in the recession mainly due to a decline of industrial and agricultural activity, the Central >>

Annual inflation in Latvia slowed down, hitting its historic low in the month of February, a report released by the Central Statistical Bureau showed on Friday. The report said the >>

U.S. wholesale inventories advanced notably above economists' forecast in January, partly pushed up by a 1.1% gain in inventories of durable goods, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, however, the >>

Japan's Topix Index rose 1.8% to 1,039.32 points and Nikkei 225 gained 0.4% to 12,333.30 in the end of Asian trading session on Monday. Investors in Japan were positive, as >>

Haruhiko Kuroda, the Japanese government's nominee for the next central bank governor, on Monday vowed to use all options to reach the 2 percent inflation target and also stressed the >>

When Ben S. Bernanke asserted last month that the Federal Reserve doesn't ever have to sell assets, he raised questions about how the central bank can withdraw its record monetary >>

Fitch rating agency on Friday cut Italy's credit rating from A- to BBB+, with a negative outlook due to the "inconclusive result" of last month's national election.   >>

The British Pound has experienced a precipitous drop last Friday (-1%), when the secondary sector was reported to contract instead of posting the anticipated expansion. >>