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UPDATE 1-China restates yuan policy after Obama comments

China on Tuesday restated its long-standing policy to maintain the basic stability of the yuan at a reasonable and balanced level, after U.S. President Barack Obama said he would discuss the currency when he visits Beijing.

WRAPUP 2-Japan faces risk of ratings downgrade over debt

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Fitch Ratings warned Japan on Tuesday to keep to its borrowing target or risk a credit rating downgrade as the finance minister acknowledged the problem and tried to reassure rattled investors by saying spending had to be cut.
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Dollar close to 15-mth low; sterling falls on Fitch

The dollar's trade-weighted index hovered near a 15-month low on Tuesday on the view U.S. interest rates will stay low, while sterling fell after Fitch said the UK was the major economy most at risk of losing its AAA rating.
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HSBC underlying profits ahead, U.S. bad debts dip

Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings said its underlying third quarter profits were significantly ahead of a year ago and said losses on U.S. consumer loans had shown their first fall in three years.
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Global stocks rise as risk favored

World stocks ticked higher on Tuesday as positive reports from UK banks kept the momentum with investors who chased risky assets in anticipation countries would keep monetary policy accommodative.
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Oil below $79 as storm fears abate

Oil prices fell to below $79 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Ida, which cut U.S. oil and gas supplies, was downgraded from a powerful hurricane and U.S. crude oil stockpiles were forecast to rise slightly.
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Asia shares rise on improving risk appetite

Asian stocks nudged higher on Tuesday on hopes continued stimulus will support economic recovery, while the dollar hovered near a 15-month low on expectations U.S. rates will remain near zero.
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Yahoo aims to boost margins

Yahoo Inc wants to triple its operating margin to 15-20 percent over the next three years by increasing revenue and keeping costs under control, CEO Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.
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Oil below $79 as storm fears abate, stocks seen up

Oil prices eased to below $79 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Ida, which cut U.S. oil and gas supplies, was downgraded from a powerful hurricane and U.S. crude oil stockpiles were forecast to rise slightly.
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Asia stocks, currencies rise on risk appetite

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after U.S. equities hit a 13-month high, while central banks intervened to curb Asian currencies as funds flowed into riskier assets on expectations economic stimulus measures will continue.
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Dow hits 2009 high

A broad U.S. stocks rally sent the Dow industrials to a 13-month high on Monday, after the Group of 20 pledged to keep aid flowing to the world economy, strengthening investors' desire for risk.
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Oil below $79 on global stock surge, weak dollar

Oil prices eased to below $79 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Ida that cut U.S. oil and gas supplies was downgraded from a powerful hurricane and U.S. crude oil stockpiles were forecast to rise slightly.
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NY, Texas settle with Tagged.com over e-mails

The operator of Tagged.com will pay $750,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked members into providing personal details to lure new members and send out tens of millions of spam emails.
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Trial of ex-Bear Stearns execs goes to jury

Pay and venue were the focus of a jury's early deliberations on Monday in the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers accused of fraud over dealings in mortgage-backed securities early in the financial crisis.
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Daily Forecast - 10/11/2009

The Australian Dollar opens higher against the greenback today at 0.9285. Stronger than expected local housing finance data during the local session yesterday gave the currency a boost to an intraday high of 0.9241. Home loans grew by 5.1 per cent in September to 65,505 after 2 months of slowing demand in yet another signal to markets that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may need to hike rates in the coming months. The RBA is known to be concerned about unimpeded price-growth in the resident...
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Google consulting with DOJ on books deal

Google Inc and a group representing authors and publishers said they are in talks with the U.S. government over modifications to a controversial electronic books licensing deal and they plan to file an amended version of the plan with the court on Friday.
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Sprint to cut up to 2,500 jobs, sees charge

Sprint Nextel Corp is starting the process of eliminating up to 2,500 jobs in the current quarter in an effort to save at least $350 million annually, the company said on Monday.

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