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*Ryanair jumps after forecast-beating results. LONDON, May 20- European shares held steady on Monday after touching a new five-year high, with positive data from the United States and Japan pointing to an improving global economic outlook, boosting the market's near-term sentiment. The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources index fell 1.3 percent.
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*Ryanair jumps after forecast-beating results. LONDON, May 20- European shares held steady on Monday after touching a new five-year high, with positive data from the United States and Japan pointing to an improving global economic outlook, boosting the market's near-term sentiment. The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources index fell 1.3 percent.
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Easy monetary policy by the Federal Reserve and other central banks is limiting supply of stocks, as well as fueling asset bubbles, one analyst warned on Monday.
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*Ryanair jumps after forecast-beating results. LONDON, May 20- European shares set a new five-year high for a fourth straight session on Monday after positive indicators from the United States and Japan pointed to an improving global economic outlook.
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A two-day Bank of Japan meeting, a speech by the Federal Reserve's chief and minutes from the latest Reserve Bank of Australia gathering put central banks in focus for Asian markets this week.
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Michael Spencer, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank, says that in three to six months it will be obvious to investors that there is growth in Asia.
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LONDON, May 19- This week offers the first major gauge of the health of the global economy for May, with big implications for policymakers and investors banking on a steady pickup in activity during the second half of 2013..
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Switzerland is set to bow to years of pressure from the EU by overhauling the system of tax privileges that has helped entice thousands of multinational firms to the country.
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China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise and challenging Beijing's efforts to cool record home prices while supporting economic expansion.
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Olli Rehn, the European Union's top economic policy maker and scourge of debt-fueled budget deficits, is fed up with austerity.
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It's Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's turn to weigh in on whether the economy is strong enough to justify the Fed slowing down its easing any time soon.
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CNBC's Maria Bartiromo discusses the day's top business and financial stories, and looks ahead to tomorrow's Closing Bell.
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If you're lucky enough to win the upcoming half-billion-dollar Powerball, you'll also be putting a big smile on Uncle Sam's face. That's because the tax burden will be substantial.
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In his daily CNBC.com-only video clip, Art Cashin of UBS talks with Bob Pisani about the stock market's continued rally. (2:02)
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US consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects.
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CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as stocks shifted higher despite weak economic data from the U.S. yesterday.
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Indonesia is ready for a sudden withdrawal of foreign funds from the country once major central banks around the world start unwinding their aggressive monetary stimulus, a senior Indonesian government official says.
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As the school year draws to a close, report cards are in for some of the world's most influential central bankers as well. Here's who passed with flying colors and who didn't make the grade.
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The paths of Japan and Europe, which have been the sick men of the world economy for years, diverged this week: Japan showed a robust first quarter growth while Europe fell deeper into recession. Will Europe learn from Japan? The NYT reports.
