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Asia

UPDATE 1-Huaneng to buy power, port stakes worth $1.3 bln

HONG KONG, Jan 4 - Huaneng Power said late on Sunday it would buy stakes in power and port operators for a total of 8.625 billion yuan ($1.26 billion), in a bid to expand its...

FOREX-Dollar below 4-month high vs yen, U.S. data eyed

* U.S. data in focus, especially Friday's jobs report * U.S. Treasury yields reaction to economic data eyed TOKYO, Jan 4 - The dollar edged down from a four-month high against the yen but held...

Americas

North Korea's Cyberspying Streak

Recent espionage incidents show that enemies in Afghanistan and North Korea aren't as digitally unsophisticated as they seem.

Hana Alberts On What China Buys--Cars

Chinese automakers race past America's.

Europe

FOREX-Dollar below 4-month high vs yen, U.S. data eyed

* U.S. data in focus, especially Friday's jobs report * U.S. Treasury yields reaction to economic data eyed TOKYO, Jan 4 - The dollar edged down from a four-month high against the yen but held...

ANALYSIS-Dire decade heightens savers' investment anxiety

LONDON, Dec 30 - The worst investment decade since World War Two bids a sorry farewell this week to savers approaching retirement in droves. Aside from the relief of 2009's equity recovery, the last...

China

DCE Soybean Oil Futures Price (4 January 2010)

DCE Palm Oil Futures Price (4 January 2010)

India

Indian iron ore exports likely to decline due to export duty increase

SteelOrbis - On December 30, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) stated that it expects India's iron ore exports to decline by about six million metric tons this fiscal year following...

India's government to sell 8.38 percent stake in NMDC

SteelOrbis - The government of India plans by March 31, 2010 to sell 8.38 percent stake in state-owned iron ore miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) through a follow-on public offer,...

Oceania

NZ dlr gains a cent to a two-week high; debt firm

WELLINGTON, Dec 31 - The New Zealand dollar rose almost a cent to a two-week high in light trade on Thursday, helped by a stronger Aussie currency and end-of-year position squaring. The kiwi...

FOREX-Dollar firm on yen; still nursing losses for 2009

* Dollar trading quietly into 2010, edges up on yen * Currency outlook depends greatly on payrolls next week SYDNEY, Dec 31 - The U.S. dollar held near 16-week highs on a broadly soft Japanese...