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EUR/USD breaches 1.35 (new trend low) and stocks hit 26-month low amid Greece default concerns. This week is likely to be dominated again by European headlines and US economic data reports. China data support soft landing scenario; Central…

FT.com - Police struggle to combat copper theft "The global boom in commodity prices is being felt in railway sidings, electricity substations and scrap yards as gangs of thieves scour the country for…

Treasuries Rise, 10-Year Yields Fall to Record on Greece Financial Turmoil - Bloomberg (tags: treasuries) Germany's Schaeuble tipped to succeed…

In defence of Chevalier Trichet – Telegraph Blogs (tags: ecb inflation politics europe) FT Alphaville » Does junk predict a funk?…

Dollar continues to firm amid choppy market conditions; US futures point to modest decline. President Obama announces bigger package than expected; fiscal stimulus may be USD supportive. China’s CPI report shows that inflation has likely…

OECD says growth outlook has got much worse | Reuters "The outlook for economic growth in developed countries has got much worse in the last three months, the OECD said on Thursday and urged central…

BoE holds steady, with markets awaiting the ECB press conference; European stocks firmer. Important speeches from Bernanke and Obama; Bernanke likely to signal potential measures. Brazil swaps and futures market pricing in significant rate…

House prices fall by 2.6%, says Halifax | Money | guardian.co.uk 'House prices fell by 1.2% in August, according to the latest Halifax index, ending three months of price rises."…

Markets continued to be dominated by the EZ sovereign debt crisis and the uncertainty surrounding key political events this month, which are likely to shape the market response in the months ahead. Of the key political events that take…

FT Alphaville » SNB euroquake, the analyst reaction – part one (tags: switzerland currency-intervention europe currency) In E-Mail Age, Postal Service…