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Home loans in Australia increased more than economists expected in the month of February, when the total number of new home loans gained 2.0% standing at 45,423, the Australian Bureau >>

Hong Kong shares tumbled on Monday on negative signs from national economy. Chinese GDP growth slowed last quarter to 7.7%, while experts expected the economy to expand by 8.0%. >>

Japanese shares plunged on Monday after the U.S. urged Japan to refrain from its currency devaluation. Pushing Japanese equities lower, closely watched China's data came weaker-than-expected. However, losses were limited >>

U.S. blue chips traded flat on Friday amid weaker-than-expected U.S. data releases. Moreover, caution ahead of key China's figures due on Monday added pressure on the U.S. stocks. The Dow >>

U.S. stocks closed in the negative area on Friday on disappointing data releases from the domestic economy. U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4% in March, while experts predicted a 0.1% >>

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

AUD/NZD has formed a Channel Down pattern on the 1D chart. The pattern has 56% quality and 73% magnitude on in the 141-bar period.The pattern started on the 2nd of >>

Australia's unemployment rate jumped in March to the highest level in more than three years and is expected to increase further, adding to bets the nation's central bank will cut >>

Activity within the Japanese tertiary sector rose more than expected in the second month of 2013, indicating that consumers are getting less anxious over the world's third largest economy's outlook, >>

Britain's leading indicator improved for the second straight month in February, pointing at the modest recovery and suggesting the U.K. will avoid from falling into a triple-dip recession. >>

Confidence among Americans tumbled to a nine-month low, while retail sales dropped by the most in nine months, adding to concerns that the world's largest economy is not on the >>

The industrial output in the 17-nation economy rose more strongly than expected in February, boosted by a marked gain in energy production, suggesting that the currency bloc is recovering gradually >>

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The Yen advanced 0.5% to 97.88 per U.S. Dollar by midday trading session in Tokyo on Monday. The currency appreciated against the 16 major counterparts, as Chinese GDP growth slowed >>