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Singapore Forex Reserves Fall In February

Singapore’s foreign currency reserves amounted to S$264.4 billion in February, down from $266.6 billion in the previous month, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Monday.

Gold and foreign exchange reserves amounted to S$261.8 billion

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Qatar tops salary list as UAE payrises fall

Professionals in Qatar make more money than their counterparts in any other country in the Middle East, knocking the UAE off the top spot it has commanded for the past year.

More than a third of Qatar’s white-collar workers, or 39 per cent, ear

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Insurance costs fall as fear of default fades

Maybe the sky is not falling after all. It seems that the fears of global investors over Dubai’s debt have eased. After reaching an 11-month high last month, the spreads on credit default swaps (CDS) for Dubai debt have narrowed sharply this week.

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Most Asia stocks fall; Nikkei sheds 1.05% on strong yen

Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as a strengthening yen hurt Japanese exporters and in the wake of comments on inflation by a senior official at China’s central bank.

Shortly before the start of the European trading session, South K

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China shares fall back on profit-taking

Chinese shares fell Thursday as investors took profits ahead of the opening of the national legislature.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 73.63 points, or 2.4 percent, to close at 3,023.37. The Shenzhen Composite Index for China’s sm

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Europe shares edge lower in early trade; banks fall

European shares edged lower in early trading on Wednesday after hitting a near six-week closing high in the previous session, with
banking and energy stocks slipping ahead of some US jobs pointers. At 0814 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European

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Most Japanese Stocks Fall on Weaker Dollar; Shipping Lines Rise

Most Japanese stocks fell as a weaker dollar weighed on companies dependent on overseas income, while shipping lines climbed on higher transport fees.

Bridgestone Corp., which gets 76 percent of its revenue outside Japan, fell 1.6 percent as

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Most Japanese Stocks Fall on Weaker Dollar; Shipping Lines Rise

Most Japanese stocks fell as a weaker dollar weighed on companies dependent on overseas income, while shipping lines climbed on higher transport fees.

Bridgestone Corp., which gets 76 percent of its revenue outside Japan, fell 1.6 percent as

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HK stocks down on HSBC; China eases as small-caps fall

Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Tuesday as selling triggered by disappointing HSBC Holdings (0005.HK) earnings dominated trading, while stocks in China eased as investors took profit on small caps after a recent rally.

HSBC fell 7.3 percent, it

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UPDATE 1-Agnico-Eagle eyes dividend increase as costs fall

Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) plans to raise its shareholder dividend as its capital costs decrease after completing five new mines in the past two years, the Canadian gold miner said on Monday.

Speaking at a mining conference in Florida, Agnico

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