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A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Shares take a breather after stellar month, China data upbeat

The rush to risk has also benefited oil and industrial commodities while undermining the safe-haven dollar and gold

A visitor wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past in front of an electric screen displaying Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 2, 2020/ Reuters
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Asia stocks take a breather, bonds bet on Fed action

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Staff
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Global Markets: Europe turns red as bulls run out of charge

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, January 2, 2020/ Reuters
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Market themes for the week ahead

Stocks plummet after Trump bans travel from Europe
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Stocks plummet after Trump bans travel from Europe

A police officer wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stands with his bike in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2020/ Reuters
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Pandemic fears pummel stocks, push bond rally to fresh heights

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Stocks fall after Apple warns on coronavirus impact

FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks shop at a supermarket on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 26, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo
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Market themes for the week ahead

Tourist line-up in a health control at the arrival section at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, January 19, 2020/ Reuters
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China virus outbreak spooks global markets as fourth death reported

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, January 2, 2020/ Reuters
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Market themes for the week ahead

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Central banks largesse risks disappointing markets this year

An investor looks at a stock quotation board at a brokerage office in Beijing, China January 3, 2020. Photo :Reuters
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Gold, oil soar, shares slip amid US-Iran tension

A woman points to an electronic board showing stock prices as she poses in front of the board after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan's stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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Global Markets: China lifts Asian shares; oil up on drawdowns, Mideast tensions