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Japanese equities dropped amid weakness of the U.S. counterparts and global growth worries. Moreover, recent weaker-than-expected reading of national consumer confidence continued to push Japanese equities deeper in red. Supporting >>

Dow plunged on Wednesday amid weak risk-appetite among inventors after the IMF cut its global growth estimate. Disappointing quarterly reports coupled with caution ahead of G20 and IMF meeting due >>

U.S. stocks finished sharply lower on Wednesday after the IMF revised down its global growth prediction from 3.5% to 3.3% for 2013. Moreover, weaker-than-expected quarterly results of the S&P 500 >>

South Korean currency depreciated on Thursday recording its biggest drop in more than a week after demand for riskier assets was reduced amid concerns about weaker global economic recovery, while >>

Retail sales in the United Kingdom fell more than originally expected in March mainly due to a decrease in sales of non-food stores, the report released by the Office for >>

Italian and Spanish government bonds increased on Thursday as Span set to auction notes due between 2016 and 2023 in total amount of 4.5 billion euro and as Italian lawmakers >>

Emerging-market shares fell to the weakest level in almost a five-month period on Thursday after lower prices of commodities dragged down producers and as suppliers of Apple Inc. retreated. The >>

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Government bonds of Australia increased, pushing the benchmark 10-year rates down to the lowest level in more than a four-month period amid speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia will >>

The U.S. Dollar depreciated versus most of its 16 major peers on Thursday before reports were released showing that the total number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits rose and a >>

Corn futures decreased for the first time in a three-day period after soil moisture necessary for planting was boosted by heavy rains in the Midwest, the main U.S. growing region. >>

Copper futures traded in London declined below a level of $7,000 for the first time in an 18-month period after data released in Europe and China, the biggest consumers, signaled >>

Gold futures declined on Thursday following a decrease of the metal to the weakest level in two years on April 16 as shoppers in China and India, the world's biggest >>

West Texas Intermediate oil swung between gains and losses on Thursday, trading close to a four-month low as demand for fuel in the U.S. shrank and production jumped to the >>

Foreign direct investments of China advanced for the second successive month in March suggesting that investors' confidence in the Chinese economy is rising as global financial conditions improve, the Commerce >>