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Several Federal Reserve policy makers want to begin selling securities relatively soon to cut back the U.S. central bank's massive help to the financial system as the economy finds a footing, the

The U.S. dollar rose against the euro on Thursday as poor growth prospects and Greece's fiscal deterioration hounded the euro zone single currency, while gold slid after the International Monetary Fund said

The Bicommunal Peace Initiative ''United Cyprus'' has determined progress in negotiations for a solution of the Cyprus problem, after meetings with the leaders of the two communities. A delegation of the Initiative

Cyprus' trade deficit reached 4.3 billion euro in the first eleven months of 2009, reduced by 1.4 bln euro, compared to the corresponding period of 2008, figures released by Eurostat on Wednesday

The U.S. dollar rose against the euro on Thursday as poor growth prospects and Greece's fiscal deterioration hounded the euro zone single currency, while gold slid after the International Monetary Fund said

U.S. housing starts hit their highest in six months and industrial output rose a solid 0.9 percent in January in signs an economic recovery was taking a firm hold as the year

Spot gold hit a one-month peak and euro-priced bullion rose to record highs in Europe on Wednesday, supported by strong investment interest and news that South Africa is to levy royalties on

Oil rose towards $78 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and gains in stock markets on renewed investor risk appetite as concerns about a euro zone debt crisis subsided.

All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted this month not to expand the central bank's quantitative easing policy — dashing expectations that at least one might have

The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit rose unexpectedly in January and by the biggest amount since July last year, official data showed on Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics said claimant