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Asian shares fell, with the regional benchmark index set for the second day of drop, as China tighten mortgage rules in order to cool the property market. The MSCI Asia >>

Switzerland's key manufacturing output index grew for a second consecutive month, albeit slower, as a slight appreciation in the Swiss Franc and renewed weakness in the Eurozone dragged on demand. >>

Consumer prices in the world's third largest economy dropped for the eighth time in nine months, highlighting the challenges facing the Bank of Japan in reaching its ambitious 2% target >>

Activity in the U.K.'s manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted last month, reviving concerns that the economy may slip into a triple-dip recession. >>

Manufacturing activity in the world's largest economy expanded at the fastest pace in over a year and a half in February, due to a surge in new orders, the Institute >>

The rate of unemployment in the 17-nation currency bloc soared to a fresh record in January, indicating that the recession is engulfing more and more businesses, figures from the EU's >>

Haruhiko Kuroda, nominated to be the next head of Japan's central bank, has promised aggressive steps to achieve 2% inflation, sending Japanese shares higher.  >>

President says middle classes will suffer most and that Republican stance on taxation is 'root cause' of crisis.  >>

European leaders demanded that euro members press on with budget cuts to end the debt crisis as Italy edged closer to a new election after an anti-austerity vote last week >>

Canada's real GDP rose 0.2% in the fourth quarter and posted a 0.6% rally on annual basis. Final domestic demand surged 0.6%, in comparison with the 0.2% increase in the >>

German shares dropped, yet showing an increase on a week, as U.S. spending cuts raised concerns that the global economy might reduce its pace of growth. The DAX index declined >>

U.K. equities advanced, capping earlier decline, as report on U.S. manufacturing showed it expanded more than expected in February. The FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.3%, or 19.18 points, to 6,381.11 >>

Hong Kong blue chips dropped, with the benchmark index heading for its first decline in three days after Chinese Manufacturing contracted prior to the National People's Congress next week where >>

Japanese stocks advanced after retreating yesterday as decline in consumer prices raised hopes the Bank of Japan will add more monetary stimulus to fight the deflation. Japan's consumer prices dropped >>

U.S. equities erased their gains in the last trading minutes prior to investors rebalancing of benchmark gauges and as Senate rejected the plan for replacing sequester. The Dow Jones Industrial >>