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Japan's stocks jumped on Thursday after Shinzo Abe, who is likely to win December's election, urged further stimulus measures. He said that the BoJ should lower the interest rates to >>

Soybeans futures for January settlement increased by 0.4% to $14.25 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade during Asia trading hours on Tuesday. The commodity price steps up for a third >>

US blue chips sank on Wednesday as dismal reports from the domestic economy and mounting concerns over Greek bailout dampened demand for riskier assets. US retail sales and PPI tumbled >>

Last year Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ended the switch to winter time and increased the difference between London and Moscow from three to four hours. This change cut liquidity in Russia's stock >>

US stocks dropped on Wednesday as weak national data fuelled fears that upcoming fiscal cliff will drive the country into recession. Moreover, traders were cautious ahead of Chinese leadership change >>

Fitch Ratings improved Ireland's credit prospects from negative to stable, as the government puts a lot of efforts to be the first euro-region country to exit bailout. Also, the credit >>

Rural commodities were mixed on Wednesday amid solid greenback and bottom fishing. Meanwhile, weak demand for the US exports coupled with fears over global economic slowdown created a heavy pressure >>

Economists say that the retail prices in the U.S. are likely to rise at the slowest rate in three months. The expectations are that a gain in the consumer price >>

Energy futures jumped on Wednesday despite bleak global outlook and solid greenback. Meanwhile, escalated tensions in the Middle East pushed the commodity group higher. However, market players remained cautious ahead >>

The pace of economic growth in Germany continued to slow down in the third quarter on threats euro zone crisis possess on the Europe's largest economy. The nation's GDP expanded >>

Industrial metals were mixed on Wednesday amid weak numbers from the US and lingering concerns over whether Greece will receive the next bailout installment timely. Meanwhile, investors were also cautious >>

The French GDP grew 0.2% quarter-on-quarter after a -0.1% decline in the previous quarter according to data provided by Statistical Office Insee, reversing the analysts' estimates as they forecast a stagnation in French >>

New Zealand's Dollar halted declines as strategists improved forecasts. The kiwi advanced 3.9% throughout the year 2012, showing the biggest increases among ten most developed-market currencies. Investors are trading the >>

Consumer price inflation in Poland cooled in October, matching economists' estimations, data from the Central Statistical Office showed. The CPI index rose 3.4% year-on-year in October, slower than a 3.8% >>

The Australian Dollar kept declining against all but one its major counterparts, as the Reserve Bank increased sales of the Aussie to foreign banks last month. The currency lost 0.1% to $ 1.0367 >>