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U.S. shares climbed on Monday, as the Federal Reserve pledged to extend its stimulus measures to bolster the largest economy's growth offsetting concerns over spending cuts. The Standard's & Poor >>

Rural commodities were mixed on Monday, with softs moving higher and grains retreating. Softs found support on fears over spreading coffee leaf rust in Central America and talks that Brazilian >>

The Philippine Peso rose as stocks jumped toward the highest level touched last week, while the nation's central bank said it might take steps to cap inflows. The Peso gained >>

Energy futures except for natural gas declined on Monday amid US fiscal uncertainties and slowing manufacturing sector in China. Investors continued to avoid risky assets ahead of USD85 billion in >>

Industrial metals apart from copper moved lower on Monday ahead of China's annual legislative session due on Tuesday. Elevated LME inventories as well as persistent global surplus added pressure on >>

Precious metals dived on Monday on concerns that the Fed may end its bond-buying activities amid signs of economic recovery. At the same time, hopes for monetary stimulus in Japan >>

The Australian Dollar advanced versus most of the major peers as the RBA refrained from cutting the benchmark interest rate and kept it unchanged at 3%. The Aussie gained as >>

The Japanese Nikkei Stock Index edged higher on Monday's session hitting its highest level since September 2008, as the new governor of the Bank of Japan unveiled an unlimited monetary >>

Retail sales in Australia shrank for the third time in a row in the month of December, putting pressure on the central bank to loosen its monetary policy and pushing >>

German equities extended their losses on Monday, as China's service sector contracted and U.S. spending cuts threatened the recovery of the world's largest economy. The DAX index tumbled 0.1% to >>

U.K. equities dropped after report showed Chinese services contracted last month, and Chinese government tightened mortgage rules to curb the residential property market. The FTSE 100 Index slid 0.5% to >>

Shares on Wall Street recorded losses after markets opened on Monday as unfavorable outlook of global economic growth prompted investors to close their positions in equities that are close to reaching their record >>

Hong Kong equities slumped on Monday, as investors took short positions in mainland markets after Beijing launched measures to curb the rising prices of property in China. Chinese government announced >>

Construction activity in the U.K. dropped at the steepest pace in more than three years in February as the output and new works recorded a notable reduction, the Markit Economics survey showed on >>

Japanese Nikkei 225 Index edged higher on Monday, as the nominee for central bank's position of governor outlined a sound policy to tackle deflation, as he pledged to not set >>