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    <title><![CDATA[Asian Markets Weekly Update: Fed Fears and Weak Chinese Factory Data Fuel Sell-Off]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s Nikkei tanked 7% on 23 May, pulled down by data that pointed to contracting manufacturing activity in China.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 06:49:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street on track for first losing week since mid-April]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks mostly declined for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern that the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 05:28:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. slips on Fed stimulus uncertainty; P&G jumps]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks fell for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:28:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. drops on uncertainty about Fed stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks fell for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street slips on angst over longevity of Fed stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks fell for a third day on Friday amid lingering concern the central bank may scale back its support to the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:28:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street set to open lower as Fed assessed]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks were set to open lower on Friday, setting up Wall Street for its first weekly decline since mid April, amid concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Futures fall, Wall Street set for weekly decline]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stock index futures fell on Friday, setting up Wall Street for its first weekly decline since mid April, amid concern the central bank may scale back its support to the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Global shares steady but stimulus fears still present]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[World share markets looked vulnerable to further falls on Friday, with better economic news from Europe doing little to encourage investors who are worried that central bank stimulus may curtailed.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bank of England&#039;s Fisher says does not want U.S.-style QE pledge]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A Bank of England policymaker said on Friday he favored small additional amounts of bond purchases over time, but not a hard-to-manage commitment to longer-term stimulus like that of the U.S. Federal Reserve.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:56:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fed&#039;s Bullard wants inflation pickup before tapering QE]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A top Federal Reserve official said on Friday U.S. inflation would have to pick up before he voted to scale back monetary policy stimulus and that this was unlikely to happen in the coming month.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:07:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Asian stocks shaky, Nikkei still seen vulnerable]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Japanese stocks turned negative on Friday and the yen reversed early losses, keeping intact worries that the Nikkei&#039;s largest one-day drop in two years may be the start of a bigger rout.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:01 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[More Background Noise From Ben Bernanke]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Yesterday we wondered whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in his speech to Congress, would come out in support of his colleagues (and the banks) or whether he&#039;d speak with one eye on his legacy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:52 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52-week high]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:42:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HP supports Dow, limits S&P&#039;s loss in choppy trade]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks edged down on Thursday but rebounded sharply from their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:42:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street mostly dips, but off lows with help from HP]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks mostly edged lower on Thursday but were sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:35:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fed officials stress no rush to exit, not on &#039;autopilot&#039;]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve will not hastily withdraw its policy stimulus for the U.S. economy, a senior U.S. central banker said on Thursday, while another stressed that it could adjust the pace of bond purchases both up or down according to the data.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:35:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. dips as data, HP offset stimulus fears]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks slipped on Thursday, recovering from session lows as encouraging domestic economic data and a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset concerns about the timing of any reduction in the Federal Reserve&#039;s monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:05 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S., Chinese factories struggle, Fed hints at less stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest clip since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:35:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. drops on stimulus plan unease, China data]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve&#039;s stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and after weak data in China.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. to drop at open on stimulus plan worry, China data]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks were set for a lower open on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month, amid investor concerns the Federal Reserve&#039;s stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and over weak data in China.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:28:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. jobless claims data suggests labour market strength]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labour market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:21:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Factory activity slips to 7-month low in May: Markit]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector&#039;s most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:14:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jobless claims data suggests labor market strength]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:07:05 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fed not "that close" to winding down stimulus: Bullard]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A top U.S. central bank official sought to reassure financial markets that the Federal Reserve was not in a hurry to start winding down its economic stimulus as investors worried about comments by its chairman Ben Bernanke.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:49:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jobless claims drop more than expected last week]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:42:02 +1000</pubDate>
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