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

  Updated 22 minutes ago

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

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

  Updated 29 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 1 hour, 5 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.

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

  Updated 1 hour, 24 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.

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  BRIC Investors Losing as Statists Forgo Earnings

  Updated 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  Investors in the biggest state- controlled companies are being punished with the lowest valuations in six years by emerging-market leaders putting public services ahead of shareholder profits as economies slow.

• Lira Falls on Bets Inflation Rate Rose in February; Yields Climb

  Updated 3 hours, 20 minutes ago

  The lira weakened for a second day and bond yields advanced on speculation the inflation rate may have risen in February.

• Iceland Needs More Measures to Meet Goals: IMF

  Iceland needs more measures to meet fiscal targets amid overspending in 2011 and a projected budget “slippage” in 2012, the International Monetary Fund said.

• Indian Stocks Advance as Economy Outlook Spurs Foreign Buying

  Indian stocks climbed, paring the benchmark index’s second weekly loss, on signs the U.S. economy is strengthening, the debt crisis in Europe is easing, and as overseas investors continued an equity-buying spree.

• Rupiah, Bonds Fall as Government Reviews Raising Fuel Subsidies

  Indonesia’s rupiah dropped for a second day and bonds fell on concern the government’s plan to reduce fuel subsidies will re-ignite inflation in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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  Strong Asian Job Market May Cap Policy Easing

  Asia’s job markets are holding up even as the European crisis hurts exports, auguring stability in domestic demand that reduces the case for the region’s central banks to add monetary stimulus.

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