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Services growth shows signs of waning momentum

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Growth in the euro zone services sector quickened in May, helped by a the recovery in France, but activity slowed in the big emerging economies and was stable in the United States, surveys showed on Thursday.
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EUR/USD … further in the waiting position ?

Good morning dear traders, EURUSD was not my favourite currency yesterday. My trading in EURUSD and Cable was rather exhausting in the morning. Further, I finished a good shorting chance in GBPUSD with a too tight stopp-loss. But I´m learning out of my mistakes.
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Geithner wants growth-friendly fiscal reform

Group of 20 nations must agree to put public finances back on a sustainable path but in a way that doesn't choke off global recovery, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday.
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Dental X-rays increase cancer risk

A collaborative study by scientists from the UK and Kuwait found that the risk of the cancer rose with increasing numbers of dental X-rays.
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Daily forex forecast 03/6/2010

For the second time in nine months the Reserve Bank of Australia left rates unchanged at 4.5% as expected and the Aussie fell as the RBA signalled policy makers may keep borrowing costs steady as 'the effects of earlier expansionary policy measures will be diminishing.'
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Euro up on central banks comments

The euro rose on Wednesday after some of the world's biggest central banks said they would not stop investing in the single currency, while world equities and commodity prices fell.
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Asian stocks fall, yen dips as Japan PM quits

Asian stocks followed Wall Street down on Wednesday as jitters over the euro zone's debt crisis prompted investors to keep cutting riskier positions, while the euro steadied after hitting a four-year low.
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BP seeks to reassure investors over oil spill cost

BP will seek to patch up its battered share price by reassuring investors the cost of cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is manageable and will not affect dividends, British media reported on Wednesday.
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Prudential withdraws $30.4 billion AIA bid

Prudential Plc said on Wednesday it is withdrawing from its effort to buy AIG's Asian life insurer, an expected move by the U.K. group after AIG turned down a $30.4 billion offer for the company.
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Butt test shows U.S. cigarettes high in chemicals

(Reuters) - Americans inhale more cancer-causing agents with their cigarettes, probably because of the tobacco blend, while smokers in Canada, Britain and Australia get less, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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BA and striking union hold talks

Talks between British Airways Plc and officials from the Unite trade union were adjourned on Tuesday with no agreement reached to resolve a dispute with cabin crew staging the latest in a series of strikes.
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Daily forex forecast - 02/6/2010

A higher than expected inflation gauge reading, solid New Home Sales and an increase in company operating profits all gave the Aussie dollar a boost in local trade yesterday as it recovered from an early morning dip to 0.8425 to push marginally above the 85 cent handle.
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BA, striking union hold talks

British Airways Plc and officials from the Unite trade union plan were holding talks on Tuesday to try to resolve a dispute with cabin crew staging the latest in a series of strikes.
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Spill wipes $23 billion off BP

Fears oil may continue spewing into the Gulf of Mexico for another two months into the hurricane season wiped $23 billion off BP's market value on Tuesday and sent the cost of protecting its debt soaring.

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