The dollar fell broadly on Thursday as trade was extremely light, with Tokyo and several European countries on holiday ahead of the new year

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House prices end the year on a high

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House prices ended 2009 5.9 per cent higher than they were a year earlier, according to the Nationwide index, in a sign of the surprising strength of the housing market

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  The final trading day of 2009 has kicked off with a strong equity market performance across Asia (Hang Seng +1.75%, Shanghai Composite +0.45%); sealing the biggest annual gain for Asian stocks since 2003. The rally in equity markets globally has been extremely impressive in the past 12 months; with the MSCI World Index set [...]

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Final Day of the Decade

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G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD CHF 0.56 EUR 0.52 GBP 0.29 JPY 0.13 As the decade comes to a close, Asian trading session continues to be defined by thin liquidity. USD fell against all G10 currencies especially NZD. Spot Gold traded higher to $1100oz while EURUSD traded sharply up to [...]

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