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WELLINGTON (Dec 5): The euro retreated with riskier assets, while bonds advanced, amid concern the failure of Italy’s referendum on constitutional reform will destabilize the country, emboldening anti-Europe and nationalist forces.

LONDON / HONG KONG (May 23): Government bonds rose and the yen strengthened as investors weighed the timing of the Federal Reserve’s next increase in interest rates and the outlook for inflation. Commodities slid, led by metals, while stocks in Europe d

TOKYO (May 20): Japanese stocks fluctuated, on course for a second straight weekly advance, as investors weighed what higher US interest rates would mean for the global economy and assessed the impact from a weaker yen and lower commodity prices.