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Japan's current account surplus increased to the highest level in a year as weaker Yen brightened the outlook for exporters. >>

The Bank of England during its monthly policy meeting decided to leave its stimulus programme unchanged and kept the main refinancing rate on hold, as the economy is showing signs >>

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in more than five-years, suggesting the improvement in the labour market, the Labor Department said >>

The number of unemployed people in Portugal soared to a fresh high in the first three months of 2013, the data published by National Statistics Institute showed Wednesday.  >>

USD/CAD finally reached the 200-day SMA at 1.0013 and already reversed from it. >>

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U.K. shares were little changed on Thursday, after reaching their highest level since the year 2007 yesterday prior to the BOE announcing the final decision on monetary stimulus activities. The >>

German stocks swung between gains and losses on Thursday, after the benchmark index extended trading at a record high level yesterday, as markets stayed open during a national holiday. The >>

The Bank of England's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee led by Governor Mervyn King maintained the quantitative easing program at GBP 375 billion despite unsuccessful attempts to increase stimulus. The panel >>

Initial jobless claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. edged down surprisingly in the week ended on May 4 falling to the lowest level in five years, a report released >>

Hong Kong shares plummeted, halting their winning streaks after data on Chinese inflation topped the estimates, while producer prices plunged in April. In addition, solar companies posted losses after a >>

Japanese shares dropped on Thursday, halting their winning streak earlier this week, amid appreciating Yen and technical indicators showed the marked. The Nikkei 225 Index erased as much as 0.7%, >>

U.S. stock market was bullish on Wednesday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 15,000 points for the first time ever on upbeat earnings forecasts. The Dow Jones Index rallied >>

U.S. equities traded green on Wednesday as Whole Foods Market Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. posted forecast that topped the analyst estimates. The S&P 500 Index advanced 0.4% to 1,632.69. >>

On Thursday, Italian bond yields erased previous losses, which left the yield almost unchanged at the level of 3.84% by 8:44 a.m. in London. Earlier, yields hit the level of >>