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Precious metals: Silver worst performer while palladium sole gainer
Silver down 1.5% on the day while palladium jumps 1.3%.
Gold prices could rise on dismal US payrolls report
Weak US data to fuel speculation that US Fed will wait until September to hike rates, boosting gold's safe-haven status.
Pound falls despite better than expected GfK data as dollar rallies ahead of GDP
The USD index has risen to an 11-day high, moving up from last week's three-week low.
Gold prices may drop next week in a 'hesitant' marketplace
Tensions in the Middle East and negotiations in Greece could help boost the metal's safe-haven status.
Gold jumps to near three-week high as dollar weakens on data, Fed comments
Durable goods orders data disappointed and Chicago Fed president Charles Evans comments were dovish.
China HSBC/Markit PMI falls to 11-month low, Aussie dollar off recent high
China HSBC/Markit manufacturing PMI falls to 49.2 in March from 50.7 in February.
Oil prices gain on weak dollar and lower US drilling activity
But gains could be short-lived, as rising supplies may weigh on prices again.
Gold prices could hit $1,200 next week on weak US dollar
Goldman Sachs, UBS, Barclays, HSBC, Bank of Nova Scotia and SocGen to contribute to the new LBMA Gold Price benchmark.
Goldman Sachs: EM currencies in for another drubbing
US dollar is set to extend its rally against emerging market (EM) currencies over the next 12 months.
Australian dollar holds six-year low after RBA minutes, headed to $0.70
RBA board members are of the view that the need for further rate cuts will emerge.
India wholesale price deflation accelerates much more than expected
The WPI index fell 2.09% compared to the 0.39% drop in January and market consensus of around 0.7% fall.
Gold set to drop further amid US dollar strength ahead of Fed FOMC meeting
The Federal Reserve's looming policy statement may provide hints as to when the US will raise interest rates this year.
IBM working on adopting bitcoin tech for major currencies
IBM could end up developing a bitcoin alternative.
Indian rupee down to two-month low as Fed rate hike woes push dollar index to 12-year high
Rupee has fallen more than 2% so far this month.
Canadian dollar holds slightly above Friday's low, despite weak data on greenback correction
The market is now waiting for Canadian February jobs data due on Friday.
IBM chases $40bn revenue from cloud and other growth areas
The $40bn will come from areas such as cloud computing, big data analytics, mobile, social and security software.
Singapore dollar holds near 4-1/2-year low as deflation deepens
Continued downward plunge in consumer prices, reflecting deflation, has impact on Singapore dollar.
Hungarian forint best performer in region in February
Forint is up 2.5% this month, zloty up 1%, Danish and Icelandic units up 0.5%.
Indian rupee defends 64/$ ahead of 2015-16 federal budget
Forex market factoring in reform-rich budget from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gold prices could drop on Yellen's Congressional testimony and weak China demand
US Fed Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress could drive US dollar higher, denting demand for gold.
Crude off two-month low on higher US stocks, but yet to break near term support
Brent crude has to fall through $52.4 to confirm the reversal of the uptrend since last month.
Gold may see volatile trade next week amid lack of major cues
Gold prices hinge on dollar and negotiations over Greece financial situation.
Japan: Nikkei 225 ends at seven-and-a-half-year high
Government data shows Japanese machine orders shot up 11.4% in December 2014, from a year ago, beating estimates.
Edmund Shing: Gold glitters once again as a hard currency so get hold of the shiny material
Gold, when treated as a currency, was the second-best performer in the world last year after the US dollar.
Indian rupee strengthens, shares gain even as Delhi election results shock Modi supporters
Indian shares rallied 1.25% and rupee strengthened 0.3% by mid-day.
Indian rupee and shares fall to three-week low on dollar strength and Delhi cues
Rupee under pressure from rising dollar and dismal forecast for Modi's ruling party in Delhi election..
Central banks watch: BoE inflation cues, Fed and RBA speakers, rate decisions by Sweden, Chile and Philippines
Pound rate hinges on inflation cues and Mark Carney's views on economy.
Philippine's peso near four-month high as Q4 GDP growth beats forecast
As long as 44.30 is held, the peso is likely to strengthen to 43.50 before a rebound.
Crude oil slips as Greek election hits euro hard
Euro drops to a near 11-year low against the US dollar on 26 January.
Gold prices set to rise on financial markets uncertainty
Spot gold prices have gained some 10% so far this year.