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The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against most of their major counterparts after a report signaled manufacturing slowed more than estimated in China, the biggest trading partner of both nations.
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The euro traded 0.3 percent from the lowest in almost four months against the dollar after the Cypriot parliament voted down a bank-deposit levy needed to secure a bailout, risking renewed tumult in the currency bloc.
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The euro traded near a two-month low against the yen on concern that Ireland’s banking crisis will spread to Portugal and Spain amid signs the region’s economic recovery is slowing.
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The yen strengthened to an 11-week high against the euro as speculation China will take more measures to cool its economy and Europe’s debt woes will worsen boosted demand for safer assets.
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The euro touched a two-week low against the dollar on signs the region’s economy is slowing amid political uncertainty in Italy and Spain.
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The dollar declined against the euro, snapping a three-day gain, ahead of a speech by a Federal Reserve official who may reiterate the case to maintain monetary stimulus.
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh cut short her Christmas vacation to oversee the emergency response to floods inundating parts of the sugar and coal producing state in Australia’s northeastern corner.
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Brisbane home prices plunged the most among Australian capital cities in 2011, as lagging demand weighed on an oversupplied market.
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Australia’s dollar and yields on the country’s government bonds extended declines after a report showed the nation’s producer price index unexpectedly fell.
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Australia’s dollar traded near a five-week low amid concern a slowdown in China, the country’s biggest trading partner, will hamper growth.
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