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Wall Street collapses further on QE and China concerns

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market declined further on Thursday as investor's confidence was hurt by the ending stimulus talks and the slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and credit concerns. The Dow Jones posted its biggest losses of the year and the S&P declined the most in a single day since November 9, 2011.

The Dow Jones collapsed 353.87 points or 2.34% to 14,758.32. The S&P 500 declined 40.74 points or 2.50% to 1,588.19. And the Nasdaq Composite finished 78.57 points or 2.28% down to 3,364.63.

USD/JPY falls to 97.10

The US dollar has lost the 98.00 area against the Japanese yen and after falling around 90 pips from 98.00, the USD/JPY has traded at 97.10. Currently it's pricing at 97.25.
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EU Fin Min struck deal on bank bailouts

Eurozone ministers struck a deal over the origin of funds for bank bailouts from now on. While the domestic government will contribute 20% of the new capital, the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) bailout fund will become the major contributor with an 80%, according to an official cited by Reuters.
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