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The dollar gained against most of its rivals on Thursday as risk aversion increased on concern US economic growth is faltering. US initial jobless claims in the week ending August 14 climbed to a 9-month high and the August Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index turned negative for the first time since

The final week of July saw mixed price action among asset classes, as better than expected data from outside the US was mostly offset by weaker US data. US stocks finished slightly weaker while the MSCI world stock index gained some ground. The CRB commodity index continued to advance, but

Wall Street enters this week on the cusp of a breakout in U.S. stocks, but it will need another spate of convincing earnings reports to feed the rally that sprouted at the end of last week.


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Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional standoff.


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IN many respects it was an odd week for local stocks, but on reflection, maybe one that turned out within expectations. Players were puzzled by the market's lack of reaction to news of a surprise upward revision in economic growth to as high as 15 per cent this year. But if you think about it, this is probably because most of the good news has already been priced in - and markets are in all likeli... more

As part of a busy week, the UK sees the publication of monthly labour market statistics for June. These are expected to continue to paint a fairly mixed picture with claimant count unemployment likely to fall by another 20k, while the more inclusive ILO measure is expected to show little,