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German trade surplus dwindles arresting euro recovery
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China to launch yuan-centred international payments system before December
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Greece can save €1bn a year by eliminating contraband tobacco
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City jobs boost flies in face of investment banking cuts
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Goldman Sachs predicts US crude prices will drop to $40 a barrel
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Standard Chartered may consider shifting headquarters to Asia at board meeting in India
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Gold nearing $1000 with USD at new 11-year high
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FBI investigating apparent Isis attacks on western websites
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China trade surplus at new record, focus shifts to inflation data
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Pound down to one-month low against dollar ahead of trade balance, to track global cues
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Apple set to join Dow Jones index after Visa's 4-for-1 stock split
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BP gives up attempt to remove Patrick Juneau as spill claims administrator
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Facebook, BMW and United Continental test smartwatch apps at Apple's secret lab
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Asian currencies to fall sharply as US jobs data pushes dollar index to new 11-year high
Malaysian ringgit has fallen to six-year low and Indonesian rupiah to a record low.
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Greek drama as Tsipras struggles to meet IMF loan repayments
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