The dollar eased a touch against major currencies on Monday following a warning that al Qaeda may attack key buildings including the New York Stock Exchange and weaker-than-expected US economic growth figures. The United States

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Asian currencies strengthened on Monday as the US dollar lost some of its bullishness on security and growth concerns, but the region's own worries and rising oil prices meant gains were limited. The yen flirted

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The Australian dollar held above the 70 US cent mark on Monday, but slipped below the day's high after retail sales data failed to live up to expectations, giving no reason for a surprise interest

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The Hong Kong dollar pulled back from a morning low to trade a shade firmer on Monday afternoon, after renewed security fears knocked US dollar sentiment. The greenback slipped from recent multi-week highs against major

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The yuan ended unchanged at 8.2770 per US dollar on Monday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 1,250 points implying a

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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder opened a new chapter in German reconciliation with Poland at weekend commemorations of the doomed World War II Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, but a row over reparations is far from over

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A brigade of 3,600 US troops prepared on Monday to depart for Iraq from their base near South Korea's border with communist North Korea, officials said. No plans have been announced for their replacement in

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Under election-year pressure, President George W. Bush on Monday endorsed the creation of a national intelligence director and backed other intelligence reforms recommended by the commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 attacks. "We are

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Paraguay on Monday mourned the deaths of nearly 300 people in a fire in a busy supermarket and struggled to find answers to the impoverished nation's worst tragedy in decades. Investigators will be probing reports

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Police in New York, New Jersey and Washington took precautions against truck bombs, and financial markets fell on Monday after authorities issued the most specific warning yet of a possible al Qaeda attack. Clad in

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