Asian stocks, euro surge on EU bond support

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares jumped and the euro surged more than 1 percent on Friday after European leaders agreed that euro zone banks could be recapitalized without adding to government debt, soothing fears over growing credit strains in Italy and Spain. As the dollar retre
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Asian shares slip on weak U.S. data, Italy debt sale eyed

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Thursday as weak U.S. retail sales data raised fresh concerns about sluggish economic growth, while an Italian debt auction later in the day will test market confidence in whether Rome can avoid becoming the next victim of the euro zone
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Asian stocks rise, U.S. jobs gain outweighs Greece (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investors’ risk appetite, but the euro sagged on worries over a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks which are vital to containing the euro zone crisis. Yahoo! News: Busines
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Asian shares, euro recover on Greek debt hope, Portugal weighs (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday after Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos raised hopes that a deal would be reached this week to avoid a potentially chaotic debt default, but worries over Portugal’s refinancing ability capped gains. Yahoo! News: Busine
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Asian shares fall, U.S. deficit deadlock weighs (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares fell on Monday as uncertainty remained over how euro zone leaders would respond to mounting funding difficulties for European banks, and an apparent failure by U.S. politicians to agree on deficit reduction hurt sentiment. Yahoo! News: Business News
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