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German shares extended their five-year high, as Henkel AG and Lanxess jumped and optimism among investors rose, as central banks said to continue stimulus measures. The DAX Index climbed 0.8%, >>

U.K. shares kept advancing on Wednesday, remaining at its five year high on positive data about U.S. private payrolls that beat the estimates. The FTSE 100 Index soared 0.3%, or >>

Hong Kong equities closed higher on Wednesday with the Hang Seng Index rising 0.96%, or 217.34 points, to 22,777.84, as financials and exporters were boosted by overnight gains on Wall >>

Japanese equities extended their gains, as the U.S. services industry accelerated its growth pace to the fastest in a year on rising optimism over more monetary stimulus. The Nikkei >>

Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high level on growing optimism about central banks and China's pledge to maintain the growth target. The Dow climbed 0.9%, or 125.95 points, >>

U.S. blue chips rose, as China pledged to maintain its growth target of 7.5% and investors look forward to more monetary stimulus measures from central banks. The S&P 500 Index >>

German shares extended their five-year high, as Henkel AG and Lanxess jumped and optimism among investors rose, as central banks said to continue stimulus measures. The DAX Index climbed 0.8%, >>

The pair is losing its momentum, as, although it is above monthly PP at the moment, it does not seem that the price might stay there for long. >>

U.K. shares kept advancing on Wednesday, remaining at its five year high on positive data about U.S. private payrolls that beat the estimates. The FTSE 100 Index soared 0.3%, or >>

GDP of the 17 nations sharing the Euro slid 0.6% in the Q4 versus the Q3 of 2012. Comparing Q4 of 2012 with the same quarter the year before, in >>

The U.S. Dollar continues to stay calm and appears to be unwilling to hold on to a specific direction, as its value is unchanged this week, only a 0.07% decline >>

Dukascopy Aggregate Technical Indicator for 30 min and 1H time frame charts for major pairs for the last 144 periods till 15:00 GMT. >>

Dukascopy Trade Pattern Ideas for EUR/NOK (Channel Up), GBP/CAD (Channel Down), GBP/CHF (Channel Up) and USD/DKK (Rising Wedge) till 16:30 GMT. >>

The Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting Wednesday, with further monetary easing unlikely ahead of a coming change of governor.  >>

President Barack Obama plans to meet with several Republican senators for dinner on Wednesday as part of his effort to revive talks to tackle the nation's long-term deficit, a congressional >>