Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP – World stock markets were mostly lower Thursday, as renewed worries over Europe’s banking system and a strong yen weighed on investor sentiment.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 4, 2012.     REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)AP – Asian stock markets were mixed early Thursday, following flat trading on Wall Street as renewed worries over Europe’s banking system and a strong yen weighed on investor sentiment.


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A TV cameraman films monitor screens displaying abrupt surge of the U.S. dollar currency rate against the Japanese Yen traded on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at a dealing room in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 after Japanese monetary authorities intervened in the currency market to weaken the yen. Monday's action, confirmed by Finance Minister Jun Azumi, came after the Japanese currency had surged to a post-World War II high of 75.32 yen against the dollar earlier Monday. By 11:45 a.m., Tokyo time, the dollar has risen sharply to 79.19 yen. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP – Global stocks gave up some of their recent gains Monday amid concerns over Italy’s ability to get a handle on its colossal debt pile, while the yen slid in the wake of another attempt by the Japanese monetary authorities to weaken the currency.


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World stocks fall on doubts over EU plans (Reuters)

By admin on September 26th, 2011

A flag flutters outside New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters – World stocks fell toward the previous week’s 14-month low on Monday and the euro hit a 10-year low against the yen as doubts grew over how effective Europe’s latest crisis-battling steps would be in containing the continent’s sovereign debt problems.


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World stocks fall on doubts over EU plans (Reuters)

By admin on September 26th, 2011

A flag flutters outside New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters – World stocks fell toward the previous week’s 14-month low on Monday and the euro hit a 10-year low against the yen as doubts grew over how effective Europe’s latest crisis-battling steps would be in containing the continent’s sovereign debt problems.


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A man sits in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Huaibei, Anhui province, July 25, 2011. REUTERS/China DailyReuters – Global stocks fell to their lowest in more than a week on Thursday, knocked down by mounting concerns about a U.S. debt default which also kept the dollar subdued against the safe-haven Swiss franc and the yen.


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Reuters – The Japanese government plans to issue 10 trillion yen ($128 billion) in reconstruction bonds and cut spending by 3 trillion yen to pay for more projects to rebuild the devastated northeast, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

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Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters – European stocks fell on Wednesday and the dollar dropped to a one-month low against the yen after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a grim view of the economy but failed to offer hints of fresh stimulus.


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