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  • The euro hits a fresh, 52-week high, at $1.36 and climbing. Discussing whether the ECB will throw cold water on the rally, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money in Motion traders.

  • Euro zone factories had their best month in nearly a year during January as burgeoning German output offered support amid signs the worst may be over for the troubled currency bloc, a survey showed on Friday.

  • In perhaps the starkest example of the gap between renewed investor appetite and languishing economies, Portugal has started 2013 on its strongest footing since it was bailed out in mid-2011, with confidence boosted by hopes it will relinquish its lifeline from the European Union and IMF as scheduled.

  • A trader looks at a display board showing information on the stock index, at the Madrid Stock Exchange in Madrid, Spain.

    Spain's short-selling ban came to an end on Thursday but analysts say that although the lifting of the ban is a sign of improved sentiment, further downward pressure should be expected in the coming weeks.

  • VIENNA, Jan 31- The two consortiums competing to pipe Azerbaijan's Caspian Sea gas into Western European markets still have an equal chance of success, the Shah Deniz gas field operator BP said on Thursday. "I genuinely believe both pipelines at the moment have an equal chance," said Al Cook, who is in charge of BP's Azeri operations. "

  • CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe.

  • BRUSSELS, Jan 31- Just when European leaders thought they were getting to grips with three years of economic turmoil, along came Cyprus, a seemingly small problem but one that cannot be ignored.

  • MEXICO CITY, Jan 30- Peru is in the best shape in Latin America to withstand an economic meltdown while Venezuela and Argentina have the weakest defenses, according to an analysis by International Monetary Fund economists.

  • LONDON, Jan 30- Growing palm oil trees to make biofuels could be accelerating the effects of climate change, new research showed on Wednesday, adding further weight to claims the crop is not environmentally sustainable.

  • NICOSIA, Jan 30- Debt-hobbled Cyprus limped closer to an international financial bailout on Wednesday, saying it had won Russian assurances that Moscow would join in international efforts to salvage the island's finances. Cyprus, shut out of financial markets for almost two years, got a 2.5 billion euro bilateral loan from Moscow in late 2011..

  • *Telefonica weighs LatAm IPO, Tel Italia examines spin-off. PARIS/ LONDON, Jan 30- European telecoms valuations are languishing near decade lows, and investors are unlikely to be tempted back over the next few weeks, when industry results will show that revenues remain on the slide.

  • CNBC's Kelly Evans reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as investors wait for a policy announcement on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

  • European Union (EU) flags fly outside the the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.

    The euro zone's biggest economies would raise 30 billion-35 billion euros from their planned levy on financial transactions, according to an expansive European Commission proposal that ensnares trades executed in London, New York or Hong Kong, the Financial Times reports.

  • Greece, Portugal and Spain are reversing the loss of wage competitiveness that was a significant cause of the euro zone crisis, the Conference Board said on Wednesday.

  • TAIPEI, Taiwan-- Taiwan President Ma Ying- jeou has announced a wide-ranging pension reform plan, cutting payouts to government retirees of between 75 and 80 percent of their salaries from the current level of 90 to 100 percent. Ma said Wednesday that Taiwan's aging population has pushed up pension payouts much faster than expected.

  • DOHA, Jan 29- The wealthy Gulf state of Qatar pledged on Tuesday to invest up to 1 billion euros in Greek companies, money which could help Greece recover from its debt crisis.

  • CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on the European market as it closes, saying the U.S. data has lifted European equities into the close.

  • A powerful rally in Greek government bonds, which has seen prices surge four-fold since June, is running out of steam with investors still nervous the bailed-out country could be at risk of leaving the euro zone.

  • CNBC's Kelly Evans reports on all the market moving events from Europe, including a high profile boardroom battle is heating up involving a major international coal mining company named Bumi.