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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...

* Shares fall worldwide on worries of stimulus cutback * Dollar recoups losses, trades flat vs euro after U.S. data * Oil set for biggest weekly drop since mid-April By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Global equity markets edged lower on...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...

* Economists say Q1 disappointed hopes for dynamic recovery * Euro crisis, global slowdown, weak yen hurting exports * Govt hopes firms will start investing, economists doubtful * Weak economy could impact election campaign By Sarah Marsh BERLIN, May...

* World shares steady but liquidity fears remain * U.S. stocks set to follow European markets lower * German Ifo index seen pushing back ECB rate cut * Dollar index down 0.3 pct, yen resumes rise By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - World...

* World shares attempt tentative recovery * Fed officials try to reassure on stimulus timing * Euro gains as better Ifo makes ECB easing less likely By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - World share markets looked vulnerable to further falls...

* U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Stocks prices worldwide fell on...

PARIS (Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said on Thursday it was not up to the European Central Bank to solve the euro zone crisis, resisting pressure from other ECB policymakers for the bank to widen its range of policy tools. Speaking in Paris,...

By David Milliken and Marc Jones LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - The euro zone is more stable than a year ago but economic conditions remain challenging and governments must push on with reforms and banking union plans, European Central Bank President Mario...

* Nikkei up 3 pct in early trade, following 7.3 pct fall * Asian stocks outside Japan steadier after drop * Yen softer, reversing Thursday's gains * MSCI ex-Japan edges up By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares opened cautiously higher...

* Index reaches 6.5 in June, highest since Sept 2007 * Income expectations gain amid industry's hefty wage deal * ECB seen behind historic low propensity to save money By Christiaan Hetzner BERLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - Higher real wages have German...

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - European shares edged up on Friday, staging a small technical bounce after their biggest one-day fall in nearly a year. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 0.3 percent at 1,233.38 points while the euro zone blue-chip...