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  Yen falls 3rd day on signs U.S. economy improving

  By Lukanyo Mnyanda and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  The yen fell for a third day, trading at almost 100 per dollar, as a decline in the U.S. jobless rate to a four-year low fueled optimism that growth is gathering pace and reduced demand for Japan’s currency as a haven.

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  Crude little changed amid slower manufacturing as equities climb

  By Moming Zhou, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2013

  West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed as data from China and Europe signaled a slowdown in global manufacturing and equities climbed for a third day.

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  Euro falls most in 2 months on growth concern; yen, dollar gain

  By Allison Bennett and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  September 20, 2012

  The euro dropped the most in two months against the dollar as services and manufacturing in the region shrank to a three-year low, adding to evidence the central bank will need to do more to spur growth.

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  Oil tumbles as report shows inventories surged most since 2008

  By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2012

  Oil futures tumbled after the U.S. Energy Department said stockpiles rose the most since 2008.

• October added 80,000 jobs, unemployment at 9%

  By Press Release  |  November 4, 2011

  Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in October (+80,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today

• Currencies: Balancing inflation and world events

  By Michael J. McFarlin  |  April 1, 2011

  While forex markets struggled to stay ahead of events in 2010, a return to normal fundamentals may be around the corner