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Dollar treads water as investors await Bernanke testimony
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished well below last week's 4-1/2-year high against the yen on Wednesday, ahead of testimony from the U.S. Federal Reserve chief after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-...Tags: Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Gymnastics, New Zealand, Financial Markets, Bangkok (Thailand)
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares flat ahead of Bernanke, euro edges lower
Reuters* Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency * Commodities fall, gold and oil weaker on the day By...Tags: Stock Activities, Japan, Charles Evans, The Home Depot, Financial Markets
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares edge higher but crude oil weakens
Reuters* Investors looking for clarity on Fed stimulus program * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency * Commodities fall, gold and oil weaker on the day By Ryan Vlastelica...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Charles Evans, The Home Depot, Financial Markets, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares edge higher, S&P 500 at fresh all-time high
Reuters* Investors looking for clarity on Fed stimulus program * Dollar index firmer but down from near three-year high * Yen dips after Japan minister says seeks 'balance' for currency * Commodities fall, gold and oil weaker on the day By Ryan Vlastelica...Tags: Japan, Stock Activities, Charles Evans, The Home Depot, Financial Markets
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COMMODITIES-Corn, wheat slump on record plantings; natgas spikes
Reuters* Corn, wheat prices set April lows as plantings surge * Oil, gold, copper slip on worries of Fed cutback * Gas rallies on demand for gas-driven air conditioning By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Corn prices hit multi-week lows on Tuesday,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Energy Resources, Metal and Mineral
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares end higher as eyes turn to Fed
Reuters* Investors looking for clarity on Fed stimulus program * Dollar index firmer but down from near three-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency * Commodities fall, gold and oil weaker on the day By Ryan Vlastelica...Tags: Charles Evans, Financial Markets, The Home Depot, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Foreign Exchange Market
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Archaeologists get a glimpse life in a Sahara Eden
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe tiny skeletal hand jutted from the sand as if beckoning the living to the long dead. For thousands of years, it had waved unheeded in the most desolate section of the Sahara, surrounded by the bones of hippos, giraffes and other creatures typically...Tags: Indiana University, Elephant (animal), Niger, Archaeology, Africa
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PRECIOUS-Gold firms as Fed officials play down stimulus halt
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar after Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations that the U.S. central bank may soon exit its bullion-friendly bond purchases. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0....Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Japan, Financial Markets, Metal and Mineral
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Australia shares down 0.6 pct as mining services slump, banks retreat
Reuters(Adds details, comments) SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.6 percent on Tuesday, with banks taking a break from recent sharp gains while a series of profit warnings took a heavy toll on mining services firms. Investors were also...Tags: Sydney (Australia), New Zealand, Mining, Australia, Ben Bernanke
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar firms before Bernanke, inflation dip hits sterling
Reuters* Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after minister says seeks 'balance' for currency * European shares fall on fears Fed may scale back stimulus By Marc Jones LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar firmed, gold fell and shares...Tags: Japan, Financial Markets, Foreign Exchange Market, Metal, Nikkei
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PRECIOUS-Gold, silver fall as dollar gains; ETF holdings drop
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Gold drifted lower for an eighth session out of nine on Tuesday on outflows from exchange-traded funds and as the dollar firmed, putting more pressure on bullion which has already lost nearly a fifth of its value this year....Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Metal and Mineral, Central Bank
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares grind higher, gold pauses from big losing streak
Reuters* Global equity markets continue to climb * Yen gains on minister's comments, rise seen temporary * Gold gains after longest losing streak in four years * Oil rebounds, rises above $104 a barrel (Adds opening of U.S. markets, changes dateline; previous...Tags: Lisle, Japan, Stock Activities, Government Debt, Financial Markets
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