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WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Feb 1- Two top Federal Reserve officials painted a picture of cautious optimism on Friday for the U.S. economy in 2013, helped by stronger global growth as the central bank aggressively prints money to curb the nation's lofty rate of unemployment. But New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley and St.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli reports the Treasury has sold $35 billion in 2-year notes at a high yield of 0.288 percent.
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Two big household and personal care products companies see the most strength coming from outside of the U.S., the CEO of Kimberly-Clark and the CFO of P&G told CNBC.
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*Spot gold seen testing support at $1,661/ oz- technicals. SINGAPORE, Jan 25- Gold rebounded from a near two-week trough on Friday, tracking a stronger euro and helped monetary easing, but a brightened global economic outlook could curb its gains.
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*Bank of England challenges will be different. OTTAWA, Jan 25- Mark Carney, the next head of the Bank of England, has shaken up the stuffy culture at the Bank of Canada with his unconventional approach. The big question is will he be able to do the same at an even more hierarchical institution- the Bank of England.
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Alaistair Chan, Economist at Moody's Analytics comments on China's 2013 outlook, saying he expects to see China with a 8% growth, backed by rising exports.
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LONDON, Jan 23- One of the big investment shifts of our day may be at hand- regardless of how global markets actually perform this year. What's already known as the "The Great Rotation"- a tilting of pension and insurance funds' strategic, long-term asset preference back toward equity from extreme positioning in bonds- has been one of themes of the new year so far.
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*Brazil to announce deeper cuts in electricity prices. BRASILIA, Jan 23- Faced with an ever-bleaker economic outlook, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will announce on Wednesday a deeper-than-expected cut in electricity costs to help subdue a recent spurt in inflation and give a leg up to manufacturers, a government source told Reuters.
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TORONTO, Jan 23- Canada's growth outlook dimmed over the last quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, with soft export demand, a strong currency, and a cooling housing market combining to weaken economic expectations.
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*MSCI World index flat as corporate earnings eyed. LONDON, Jan 23- World shares hovered near 20- month highs on Wednesday, supported by some upbeat corporate earnings, an easing of fears about the U.S. debt ceiling and a better outlook for the global economy.
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The yen keeps rising after the Bank of Japan falls short, and lower jobless claims lift the pound - it's time for your FX Fix.
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LONDON, Jan 23- World shares hovered near 20- month highs on Wednesday, supported by some upbeat corporate earnings, an easing of fears about the U.S. debt ceiling and a better outlook for the global economy.
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The Bank of England's inflation-targeting remit needs to be fine-tuned but should not undergo fundamental change, central bank governor Mervyn King said in a wide-ranging speech on Tuesday.
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*For Asia economy data click on. *Inflation seen cooling in Asia. "Global demand will still be sluggish this year but exports for Asia as a region will grow faster in January and February," said Wendy Chen at Nomura.
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*Japan's shallow recession seen over. TOKYO, Jan 23- Analysts raised growth forecasts for Japan for the next fiscal year ending in March 2014 as the new government's stimulus spending, expectations of further monetary policy easing and the yen's retreat will help the economy, a Reuters poll showed.
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The euro zone can begin 2013 with more confidence than last year but it is up to governments to carry the bloc forward with reforms while the European Central Bank delivers stable prices, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Tuesday.
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Masayuki Kichikawa, Managing Director & Chief Japan Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch discusses the steps that the BOJ will undertake to meet its 2% inflation target.
