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• Rand Drops From 5-Month High as Charts Indicate Peak: Johannesburg Mover

  Updated 20 minutes ago

  South Africa’s rand had its biggest one-day decline in more than a week as a technical indicator measuring the currency’s momentum suggested its advance to a five-month high this week had gone too far, too fast.

• Canada’s Growth Slows to 1.8% Pace on Exports

  Updated 12 minutes ago

  Canada’s economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as weaker foreign trade blunted gains in consumer spending and business investment.

• Dollar Advances on Improving U.S. Outlook; Yen Weakens to Nine-Month Low

  Updated 48 minutes ago

  The dollar rose to a nine-month high against the yen before U.S. reports next week forecast to show growth in the world’s biggest economy is gathering pace while deflation persists in Japan.

• BlackRock Sees Polish Zloty and Bonds as ‘Sweet Spots’ in Europe

  Updated 50 minutes ago

  The Polish zloty and government bonds are attractive as strong economic growth makes the country one of the “sweet spots” in Europe, according to BlackRock Inc.’s fund manager Beata Harasim.

• Ireland to ‘Breathe Down’ Banks’ Necks as Mortgage Arrears Rise

  Updated 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  Irish Central Bank Deputy Governor Matthew Elderfield pledged to “breathe down the necks” of the country’s banks to deal with unsustainable home loans, as mortgage arrears surge.

• HSBC’s Bastos Predicts Bovespa to Surpass 75,000

  Updated 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  Brazilian stocks, off to the best annual start since 1999, will extend their rally as overseas demand for the country’s commodities and interest-rate cuts push investors into equities, said Pedro Bastos, head of HSBC Global Asset Management in Latin America.

• Chile Must Improve Financial Oversight, Central Banker Says

  Updated 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  Chile needs to implement well- designed and coherent macro-prudential policies as part of “adjustments” to its financial oversight and regulatory framework, central banker Enrique Marshall said.

• Swiss Stocks Are Little Changed; Transocean, UBS Advance

  Updated 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  Stocks in Switzerland were little changed, with the benchmark Swiss Market Index heading for its second weekly decline, as the European Central Bank said overnight deposits soared to a record after its second allocation of three-year loans.

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  Copper Bull Streak Extends to Longest Since October

  Updated 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  Copper traders are bullish for a fourth consecutive week, the longest streak since October, as manufacturing strengthens from China to the U.S. and stockpiles decline to the lowest in more than two years.

• South Africa to Use Flexible Inflation Targeting in Crises, Kganyago Says

  Updated 20 minutes ago

  South Africa’s central bank will use a “flexible” inflation-targeting policy to address any financial shocks the economy may face in the future, Deputy Governor Lesetja Kganyago said.

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