Spanish bond yields rose on Monday after Catalonia's parliament swore in a new separatist leader, putting back on track the region's pro-independence movement's bid to break with Spain. After months of negotiations, Catalan parties agreed

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China stocks closed down on Monday at their lowest since September, following weak inflation data over the weekend and continuing investor anxiety over the economy and the trajectory of the yuan. The CSI300 index of

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European shares ended a choppy session in negative territory on Monday, with drugmaker Shire falling sharply after announcing it would buy Baxalta and commodity shares tracking oil and metals prices lower. Shire fell 8.2 percent

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Sri Lankan shares fell for a sixth straight session, to mark their lowest close in 1-1/2 years, led by declines in diversified and banking stocks due to local and global concerns, brokers said. Fears over

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SE Asian stock markets fell on Monday as falls in China stocks and sliding global oil prices hit sentiment in the region, sending Singapore's key index to a 3-1/2-year low and Philippine shares posting their

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Britain's top share index fell on Monday to extend a four day losing run after posting its worst first week of the year since 2000, hit by late falls in Shire and energy firms. British-listed

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China's yuan edged up against the dollar on Monday, buoyed by a firmer midpoint fixing and after the foreign exchange regulator soothed worries about the Chinese currency's depreciation. Prior to market open, the People's Bank

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The Australian dollar was rocked on Monday as growing doubts about China's ability to manage markets weighed on risk appetite and pulled down bond yields. The Aussie dived to its lowest level since 2012 against

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The safe haven yen eased against the dollar after China's central bank set a stronger guidance rate for the yuan on Monday, soothing fears that Beijing is trying to weaken its currency to gain a

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The low-yielding euro fell for a second session against the dollar on Monday, as steadier global stock markets prompted investors to seek other currencies that provide better returns. Wall Street shares and Europe's main bourses

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