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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar and benchmark German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day signal no tapering back of its ultra-loose monetary policy. Two senior Federal Reserve...

* Disclosure levels at oil majors lags those of secretive traders * Risk appetite bigger at top Wall Street banks * Pressure for stricter oversight rises both in US, EU By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Claire Milhench LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Europe's...

By Sakari Suoninen FRANKFURT, May 22 (Reuters) - Almost a year after ECB President Mario Draghi vowed to do whatever it takes to save the euro, a key indicator of euro zone tension is much diminished and economic recovery will likely bring further...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished well below last week's 4-1/2-year high against the yen on Wednesday, ahead of testimony from the U.S. Federal Reserve chief after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-...

By Stanley White and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may end up pursuing its massive monetary easing for up to five years before achieving inflation levels conducive to unwinding its aggressive stimulus, a Reuters poll of BOJ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official urged the European Central Bank on Tuesday to consider employing a U.S.-style quantitative easing program to counter slowing inflation and recession in the euro zone. The ECB has engaged in bond...

* C$ at C$1.0268 versus US$ or 97.39 U.S. cents * U.S. dips after comments by Fed officials on Tuesday * Fed chairman Bernanke to speak on Wednesday * Bond prices higher across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar...

* C$ at C$1.0293 versus US$ or 97.15 U.S. cents * Fed chairman Bernanke to speak on Wednesday * Bond prices mixed By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was weaker against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday following a holiday in Canada...

* Central bank cash fuels index gains despite weak data * Rally defies earning downgrades, nasty data surprises * Market tolerance seen unlikely to last past year-end By Simon Jessop LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Central bank cash may not be enough to...

* Yen jumps on report Japanese govt may be happy with current level * Other major currencies subdued ahead of key events this week * BOJ meeting, Bernanke's Congressional testimony in focus By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen bounced off...

TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Monday that core-core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food and energy, are showing signs of turning positive due to the Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary easing. Amari,...

Over the past three months, the global economic recovery from last year's slowdown has lost momentum, with several economies still facing significant challenges and unlikely to quickly resume "normal" growth rates, says Moody's Investors Service in a...