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Cameron opposed to EU power transfer (AFP)

AFP – Prime Minister David Cameron “will not support” a London-Brussels power transfer, a government spokesperson said Tuesday after France and Germany called for EU treaty change.

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Britain, France settle hedge fund differences: EU source (AFP)

HSBC's London headquarters (right) is pictured at Canary Wharf in 2008. Britain and France are ready to strike a deal on the single most divisive area for European regulation of financial services, hedge funds, a series of EU sources said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP – Britain and France are ready to strike a deal on the single most divisive area for European regulation of financial services, hedge funds, a series of EU sources said Tuesday.

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FTSE boosted by US data (AFP)

London shares started the week on a high as investor confidence was boosted by positive housing news from America and strong earnings announced by Citigroup(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP – London shares started the week on a high Monday as investor confidence was boosted by positive housing news from America and strong earnings announced by Citigroup.

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China raises US debt holdings amid global surge (AFP)

A view of the US Treasury building in Washington, DC. China raised its US debt holdings in August as global appetite surged for long-term Treasury bonds seen as a safe haven amid economic uncertainty, official data showed Monday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP – China raised its US debt holdings in August as global appetite surged for long-term Treasury bonds seen as a safe haven amid economic uncertainty, official data showed Monday.

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FTSE slips 0.39% at open (AFP)

London shares slid on opening Monday, tracking losses in Asia as traders were underwhelmed by the US Federal Reserve's strongest indication yet that it will inject cash into the economy.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP – London shares slid on opening Monday, tracking losses in Asia as traders were underwhelmed by the US Federal Reserve’s strongest indication yet that it will inject cash into the economy.

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US has ‘double standards’ in currency dispute: China (AFP)

AFP – China’s state media on Monday accused the United States of “double standards” and blamed the loose monetary policies of the world’s biggest economy for triggering global currency tensions.

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India launches diamond bourse (AFP)

Bharat Diamond Bourse new complex is seen in Mumbai. India, a leader in polished and cut diamonds globally, opens the Bharat Diamond Bourse, the world's largest of its type, on October 17. The complex has a construction area of 3 million square feet, including underground vaults, commercial offices for traders, customs department and security centers, spread across eight towers.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AFP – India, the world leader in the export of cut and polished diamonds, is taking a major step towards becoming a global trading centre for the gemstone with a newly launched diamond exchange.

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FTSE slips despite US Fed hint (AFP)

London shares closed lower on Friday despite Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke giving his strongest indication to date that the US central bank will step in to help the fledgling recovery in the world's largest economy.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP – London shares closed lower on Friday despite Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke giving his strongest indication to date that the US central bank will step in to help the fledgling recovery in the world’s largest economy.

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Germany seeks to inspire with deficit target (AFP)

AFP – Germany said Friday it was “confident” of cutting its deficit to within legal EU limits in 2011, hoping to set an example as the first major eurozone economy to do so since the global recession.

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US Fed ups talk of intervention to save recovery (AFP)

US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner arrive at the Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting at the Department of the Treasury in Washington, DC on October 1.(AFP/File/Yuri Gripas)AFP – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday gave his strongest hint to date that the US central bank will step in to help the country’s fledgling economic recovery.

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