ECONOMY

Federal Reserve officials play down possibility of a June rate hike.

Front-month Brent crude futures were down 15 cents since their last settlement to $63.83 per barrel.

Fears Athens might default on loan on 12 May gets no sympathy from IMF chief

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Saudi Arabia leads surge in Opec crude oil output in March.

Russia widely expected to enter recession in 2015.

Krone has moved off six-month high against euro and two-month highs against pound and Swedish krona.

There are still some two billion people who do not have access to a bank.

Greece could run out of money in May when it is due to repay billions to the IMF.

Japan had $1.224tn of US debt at end of February, while China's debt holding was $1.223tn.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said he would retrospectively tax foreign institutional investors on capital gains made in previous years.

Brent crude for spot delivery has risen to four-month high, pushing USD/CAD through a key support.

Li Keqiang has ruled out currency devaluation to promote growth through exports.

AUD/USD at a 20-day high as jobless rate falls further off January's 13-year high.

IMF says government spending is likely to be higher over the next five years than implied in the chancellor's Budget.

Investors buoyed by weak growth data from China and positive eurozone news from the ECB.

International Monetary Fund says illusion of liquidity has inspired reckless borrowing to invest.

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Important resistance now is 63.12, while support is 61.26, for the pair.

Long term technical view supports upward bias despite fundamental challenges.

Greece denies reports in German press that government considering holding early elections.

Draghi's comments on Greece will be watched.

Reuters photojournalist Lucy Nicholson flew over southern California to see the effects of the historic drought.

Dollar off Tuesday's lows after China GDP, focus shifts to ECB.

Recent shifts in exchange rates should help the global economy, boosting Japan and Europe in particular.

China's gross domestic (GDP) growth slowed to 7.0% year on year in first quarter.

IMF has suggested Ukraine must write off some of its debts but creditors have snubbed the idea.

Data adds to concerns that the US will take longer to return to inflation target.

Has a rush to buy up oil and gas companies just started?