Archive for December 2012
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Japan's Nikkei average fell below the 10,000-mark on Friday after a Republican proposal to avert a US fiscal crunch failed to get enough support, a setback that triggered selling in futures and shares of exporters.
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US stocks lost more than 1 percent on Friday after a Republican proposal for averting the "fiscal cliff" failed to pass, diminishing hopes that a deal would be reached soon in Washington. Trading is expected
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US stocks rebounded from early losses on Thursday after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he would keep working on a solution to the "fiscal cliff" while also slamming President Barack Obama's approach to budget
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US Treasuries prices rose on a safety bid on Thursday as the absence of progress in the budget talks in Washington raised the stakes that a package of tax hikes and spending cuts will take
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US Treasuries prices rose on a safety bid on Thursday as the absence of progress in the budget talks in Washington raised the stakes that a package of tax hikes and spending cuts will take
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Seoul shares ended down on Friday to post their first weekly loss in five weeks after US House Speaker John Boehner abandoned his "fiscal cliff" plan, muddying the outlook for a deal to avert harsh
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Hong Kong shares posted their worst day in three weeks and their first weekly loss in five on Friday, as investors cut risk in the last full trading week for the year after talks stalled
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Weaker bank stocks led European shares lower on Friday, unsettled by new signs the United States may fail to reach a deal to avoid growth-sapping fiscal measures. Equities fell after the US Republican party failed
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Philippine stocks ended higher on Friday, resuming a gain on the week, as investors built up positions in bluechips like banks amid ratings upgrade hopes, while other overbought markets retreated as concerns about US fiscal
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Australian shares slipped 0.2 percent on Friday pulled down by shares in mining and gold as news of a Republican collapse in the US "fiscal cliff" wrangle weighed on investor sentiment leading up to the
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