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Bank of Canada Cuts Overnight Rate 50 bps to Record-Low 1.00%

Citing worsening economic conditions at home and abroad, the Bank of Canada sliced its key lending rate to a record low 1.00% Tuesday and held out th[...] read more »
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Australia's unemployment rate hits 4.5pc

AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate hit 4.5 per cent in December, with nearly 44,000 full time jobs lost over the month. read more »
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Dollar Weakens Versus Euro on Speculation Retail Sales Declined

The dollar declined from a five-week high against the euro on speculation reports this week will show U.S. retail sales and manufacturing weakened as[...] read more »
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Crude Oil Extends Slump to Sixth Day on Demand-Drop Concern

Crude oil fell for a sixth day in New York, extending yesterday’s 7.9 percent slump on concern OPEC output cuts won’t be enough to counter weaker dem[...] read more »
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Canada Lost 34,400 Jobs in December, Unemployment Rose to 6.6%

Canadian employment fell by almost twice as much as expected in December, led by construction, more evidence that the world's eighth-biggest economy[...] read more »
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Euro Zone Jobless Rate Rises to 7.8% as Expected in Nov

The euro zone jobless rate rose as expected to 7.8% in November from 7.7% previously, Eurostat reported on Thursday. read more »
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Australian Building Approvals Fall 12.8% on Slowdown

Australian home-building approvals fell in November for a fifth month, a sign the most aggressive round of central bank interest-rate reductions sinc[...] read more »
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German Unemployment Records First Increase In Almost 3 Years

Bringing to an end long period of monthly declines in the number of jobless, Germany's unemployment rose for the first time in almost three years in[...] read more »
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Crude Rallies as Gold Sells Off

Commodities are mixed on Monday morning, with metals selling off and energy prices modestly rallying. read more »
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Manufacturing, Home Prices Probably Sank

Manufacturing in the U.S. probably shrank at the fastest pace since 1980 as the deepening global recession forced customers in North America, Europe [...] read more »
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Holiday Spending Down 8 Percent Amid Bad Weather And A Worse Economy

Retailers had an exceptionally slow holiday season, as consumers chose to save their money rather than spend on presents. read more »
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Japan drafts record budget to revive economy

Japan drafted a record 88.55 trillion yen (1.01 trillion dollar) budget for fiscal year 2009 in a bid to revive Asia's biggest economy, which is sli[...] read more »
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Canada ready to back U. S. auto aid

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will unveil Canada's plan to bailout the Big Three automakers today in the wake of[...] read more »
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Pick of the Day: EUR/USD

Well, I must be a glutton for punishment because here I am looking to short EUR/USD one more time! I'm sticking to my guns on my EUR/USD analysis as[...] read more »
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Euro as new safe haven currency?

Euro continues to be the big winner against the dollar lately. Next key Fib retracement resistance daily comes in near 13600-level. read more »
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