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Mortgage market does not need more rate cuts
The UK mortgage market does not need lower interest rates, but more funds, leading experts have stated following the Bank of England's base rate cut.
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Japan's inflation may have ended in January
Japan's key inflation rate may have turned negative in January amid the global economic downturn while the Japanese economy is possibly facing a ''hard landing,'' Bank of Japan Policy Board member Atsushi Mizuno said Thursday.
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Relationship between US, Aussie dollar and gold
First, on the commodities markets, gold is traded in U.S. dollars (USD). With a constant gold price in USD, a rise of the Australian Dollar (AUD) against the US Dollar (AUD/USD) makes gold cheaper for Aussie investors.
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Sterling tumbles; Barclays downgrade, weak data weigh
Sterling tumbled by 3 percent against the dollar and the euro on Monday, hit by a Moody's downgrade on Barclays, weak UK data and the prospect of another Bank of England interest rate cut this week.
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Gold is marching towards $1000
Gold buying accelerated as Europe opened for trading in the overnight hours here in the States with the currency crisis the main factor propelling European based gold prices sharply higher.
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Gold price surges to historic high
Gold prices were quoted historic high on Friday as traders and stokiests started rake in the yellow metal in order to treat forth coming wedding season. Consumers cashed in by selling scrap gold on prevailing higher rates.


