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Oil drops on OPEC report and Slovakian bailout fund vote

Oil dropped for the first time in six days on Tuesday as policy makers from Slovakia rejected a bailout fund that was aimed at helping the regions debt crisis. The country’s Prime Minister Iveta Radicova urged lawmakers to vote again …

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Brazilian Real drops for second day follow new IOF tax and global debt concerns

The Brazilian Real sank for the second day in a row after demand for the currency dropped as the country instituted a new tax on investments in foreign-exchange derivatives as well as its close connection with Europe and the U.S.…

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Pound gains against dollar and euro as investors turn to British assets

Debt woes in the Euro zone and the U.S. helped push the pound higher on thursday as British assets became more appealing to investors.

Washington Lawmakers continued debate on raising the debt ceiling has many analysts around the world left …

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Gold hits record as US fails to reach agreement over increasing debt ceiling

Gold hits a record high on monday after investors jumped behind the safe haven metal following U.S. lawmakers being unable to agree upon an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling. More bad news for Greece also sent the metal higher …

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