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*Government upgrades economic outlook for 1st time in 2 months. TOKYO, May 20- The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Monday, as emerging signs of an upturn in exports and factory output added to growing evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive polices are beginning to reignite growth.
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LONDON, May 14- Central bank intervention, the euro zone crisis and China's rise have expanded the list of data that moves markets, but surprises in measures such as PMIs and U.S. jobs numbers still pack the biggest punch.
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SYDNEY, May 14- Australia's minority government released its 2013/ 14 budget bill on Tuesday, which showed a widely-flagged deficit in the new fiscal year.
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SYDNEY, May 14- Australia's minority government released its 2013/ 14 budget bill on Tuesday, which showed a widely-flagged deficit in the new fiscal year.
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Investors are contemplating an end of the Fed's easy monetary policy after an article in the WSJ on Monday, but one analyst has detailed how the Fed may actually increase it.
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Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital, explains why despite expectations of very slow growth in the UK, the market will continue going higher.
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BEIJING, May 13- China's factory output growth was surprisingly muted in April, darkening the outlook for the Chinese economic recovery and feeding expectations that the government may take policy action to support activity. This could reinforce the case for the central bank to cut interest rates, "said Zhou Hao, an economist from ANZ Bank in Shanghai.
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TRIPOLI, May 9- Libya's central bank governor said on Thursday he expects the economy to grow 18 percent this year despite a deepening crisis threatening the government's ability to press ahead with its agenda.
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Stephen Isaacs, chairman of the investment committee at Alvine Capital, says the Bank of England is unlikely to do anything new until Mark Carney's arrival and why its mandate might be expanded then.
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BEIJING, May 9- China's annual consumer inflation quickened to 2.4 percent in April from March's 2.1 percent due to higher food costs, data showed on Thursday, above market forecasts and limiting room for loosening monetary policy to support sputtering economic growth.
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Stephen Schwartz, Asia Chief Economist at BBVA says inflation could rise up to 3.5 to 3.8 percent by year-end and describes the potential fiscal and monetary measures Beijing might take.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli offers insight on the 10-year notes up for auction.
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TUNIS, May 8- Tunisia is struggling with rising inflation, a big external deficit and an uncertain political outlook. These obstacles did not deter local businessman Mohamed Frikha from launching an initial public offer of shares in his fledgling carrier Syphax Airlines last week. The IPO, which will run until May 20, aims to raise 25 million dinars.
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BEIJING- China's exports and imports grows more than expected in April, offering the possibility of a better outlook for the world's second-largest economy, but the figures fail to put an end to scepticism that financial manoeuvring by exporters and speculative capital inflows are masking weakness in real demand.
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May 7- Britain may well come to regret the exceptionally long gap between Governor of the Bank of England-to-be Mark Carney's appointment in November and his first day on the job in July.
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Outdoor chefs are in for an unhappy surprise as the grilling season approaches: The price of beef is pushing up the cost of a backyard barbecue.
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SCHWAEBISCH GMUEND, Germany, May 7- European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen said on Tuesday recent economic data had been poor but added that he expected the economy to pick up over the course of 2013.. "I think that the will improve this year," Asmussen said in a speech at an event organised by Germany's Social Democrats.
