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This is Money

Saturday

The prices charged by Britain's manufacturers for their goods rose to a 14-month high in February, driven by price rises in tobacco, alcohol and chemical products.
UK factory inflation hits 14-month high

Sunday

The government of Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir government admitted defeat after it became clear last night that more than 90 per cent of the volcanic islands voters had supported calls by their president for a fair deal in a national referendum on the issue.
Icelanders reject plan to repay 3.5bn to Britain and Netherlands

The head of Chinas central bank has given the strongest signal yet that the country will move away from pegging its currency to the dollar, but he said any changes would be gradual.
China ready to end dollar peg

Britain's homeowners must brace themselves for 10 years of stagnation, as last year's recovery in the property market gives way to a decade of drift, experts warn.
Housing market faces lost decade as upturn runs out of steam

Monday

The risks to economic recovery over the medium term have escalated, one of Britain's leading business groups has warned, cutting its growth forecasts for 2011.
UK's economic recovery 'is under threat'

Pressure on the pound is likely to continue in the coming weeks as the election looms heavy on investors' minds, currency experts have warned.
Bleak outlook for pound on back of election fears

Political uncertainty is holding back sterling. But its a sure thing that the eurozone has a rough time ahead.
The pound will rise as the euro heads south

With a deficit rising yearly, many Japanese believe that the heralded budget apocalypse has arrived.
Land of Rising Sun watches as Greek star wanes

Last Friday, when Wen Jiabao, the Prime Minister, forecast 8 per cent GDP growth this year, observers saw it as deliberately low: 9.5 to 10 per cent seems more likely. But he may also have underplayed Chinas inflation target: at 3 per cent, many economists see that as a more troubling underestimate.
What next for Beijing bubble?

Just one month ago, analysts were looking for a 40pc increase in the iron ore benchmark this year. Now some are saying an 80pc increase will still make the commodity look cheap.
Iron ore price could almost double by April

European governments, led by France and Germany, are set to establish a European Monetary Fund, or EMF, with the aim of reducing economic instability across the eurozone by creating an institution to bail out indebted countries.
Europe set to establish monetary fund to aid stability

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Good morning traders!

In Asia this morning, the Nikkei was last up 190 points at 10,558.96, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning ahead 398.12 points at 21,186.09.

Crude oil traded at $81.99 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,135 an ounce.

Happy Monday!

G.

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