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Hong Kong travel to Philippines surges despite government's black alert

17 Apr 2013

Recent events have highlighted the absurdity of the government's attempts to give sensible advice on outbound travel. There are now some 16 countries that warrant an amber alert on the government'...

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US stocks tumble as market digests Cyprus deal

25 Mar 2013

US stocks tumbled on Monday after a top European finance official suggested that the Cyprus bailout framework could serve as a template for other European bank crises.

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Cash flow is king?

26 Feb 2013

European companies are hoarding more than three times the cash they held a decade ago as the region heads for a second year of recession, putting them at risk of losing out to US rivals boosting...

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Soros says euro here to stay but tense time ahead

26 Jan 2013

George Soros, one of the most outspoken critics of Germany's proposed austerity policies to solve the European debt crisis, said the euro was here to stay and would gain as other nations tried to...

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Swiss troops prepared for anything at the World Economic Forum in Davos

24 Jan 2013

Davos is on a war footing.

As snipers fan out over the rooftops of the Alpine resort and the Swiss army rolls kilometres of barbed wire through the town, officers have more than the...

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Euro stops two-year loss on Mario Draghi commitment on debt crisis

31 Dec 2012

The euro halted a two-year losing streak as European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's commitment to backstop the shared currency stymied a debt-contagion threat.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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The Week Explained: Lessons learned from 2012

It has been a turbulent year for investors, but there are lessons to be gleaned from it. Here's a sample of what 2012 has taught us.

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Euro gains to six-week high as Greece offers debt-buyback plan

The euro rose to a six-week high versus the dollar as a Greek offer to spend as much as 10 billion euros to buy back government securities eased concern the regions’ debt crisis is worsening.

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French bank chief targets London’s euro status

Britain should relinquish its status as the euro’s financial hub in order to give eurozone members more control over the single currency, France’s central bank governor has said.

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Asian markets mixed after China, Japan data

Asian markets were mixed Monday as another round of healthy Chinese data was offset by figures showing Japan’s economy shrinking, while fears over the US “fiscal cliff” also hurt sentiment.

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LONDON

Europe bank union threatens London

London's attempt to maintain its financial muscle while boycotting Europe's move towards a banking union threatens to isolate the city from its major trading partners and undermine its status as...

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Dollar, euro gain in Asian trade after China PMI

The dollar and euro climbed against the yen in Asia on Thursday as positive Chinese manufacturing data boosted risk sentiment, while traders were also looking ahead to a crucial US jobs report.

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