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The South Korean Won declined to the lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday amid speculation that the country's lawmakers may weaken the currency in order to protect exporters as >>

The British Sterling snapped a four-day decrease against the U.S. Dollar before the Bank of England released its quarterly report tracking the level of inflation in the country and as >>

Australian government unveiled its annual budget on Tuesday, which showed a $18 billion deficit, while analysts forecasted a figure of around 20bn Australian dollars ($20bn) for the financial year 2013-14. >>

Another evidence that Britain's property market is gaining pace has emerged as data published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed that house prices soared to the highest level >>

The Federal Reserve is likely to announce a slowdown of its monthly bond purchases as soon as its next policy meeting, Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said Tuesday. >>

Confidence among businesses in Europe's largest economy improved slightly this May, however, less than expected, adding to signs the economic outlook worsens as the Euro region remains mired in recession. >>

Gross domestic product in Germany accelerated on a slower-than-forecast pace in the first three months of 2013, a data revealed by the Federal Statistical Office showed on Wednesday. According to >>

Copper traded in London increased on Wednesday after it fell the most in two weeks as traders weighed weaker economic growth in China, the world's largest user, and improving U.S. >>

Asian stocks advanced on Wednesday led by Japanese shares increasing to the strongest level since December 2007 and as benchmark 10-year yields of the country's bonds gained the most in >>

West Texas Intermediate oil was traded close to its lowest level in almost a 14-day period on Wednesday amid signs of increasing inventories as crude stockpiles advanced 1.1 million barrels >>

Gold fluctuated on Wednesday moving up slightly during Asian trading hours and reversing during trading hours in Europe and U.S. as buyers were lured by a 3.3% fall recorded in >>

Total number of unemployed people in South Korea decreased in April as the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.2% in March to 3.1% recorded in the following month, a >>

Consumer confidence in Japan surprisingly declined in April, according to a report revealed by the Cabinet office on Wednesday. The report showed that the seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index dropped >>

U.S. import prices matched economists' expectation in April, when they dropped by 0.5% on the month following a 0.2% decline recorded in March, the latest data published by Labor Department >>

Performance of French economy remained unchanged in the first three month of 2013 from the quarter before as the country fell into recession, a report released by the statistical office >>