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Gold drops as Euro zone takes steps to contain spread of debt crisis

Gold feel by more than 2.2 percent today to mark the fifth time in six sessions that the precious metal has dropped. The latest selloff comes ahead of a meeting between a group of experts from the European Commission, European …

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Oil tanks on euro debt concerns and increased U.S. stockpiles

Oil has dropped by more than 3.4 percent today as crude supply’s rise in the U.S. and concerns that Europe’s debt crisis will not be done away with anytime soon weight on investors minds.

According to a weekly report by …

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Greece raises 812.5 million euros in short term loans

The Greek government announced today that they where able to raise 812.5 million euros earlier today from short term loans from financial markets. Those loans carry a lower interest rate that the money it raise during a similar debt sale …

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Greece downgrade to one level above Default

Greece was handed more bad news on Monday after Moody’s Investors Service, a rating agency, cut the nations credit rating to one level above ‘default’.

The decision came only days after the country was bailed out for a second time …

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International Monetary Fund may withhold bailout funds from Greece

President of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker, said on thursday that Greece will not reach its 2011 budget deficit goal and that the International Monetary Fund may withhold the next set of bailout funds set to bailout the …

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Oil prices drop to 12 week low

Oil futures continued to slide on tuesday to their lowest point in 12 weeks as U.S. growth concern fears on weak housing data and its effect on oil demand. Light sweet crude for June delivery fell by another 46 cents …

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