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Dollar and oil pause ascent, bonds and gold lick wounds

European stocks were 0.3 percent lower, but with the euro near a 5-month low following the dollar's surge and oil shares gleeful about its rapid rise, the region was heading for an eighth straight week of gains. May 18, 2018
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Asia oil thirst tab $1 trillion a year as crude rises to $80

With the US dollar - in which virtually all oil is traded - also growing stronger, concerns are rising that economies will take a hit, especially in import-reliant Asia. Surging costs could have an inflationary effect that will hurt both consumers and companies. May 17, 2018
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Putin opens bridge linking Russia to Crimea

The 19-km, $3.7 billion bridge is Moscow's only direct road link to Crimea. Russia expects it will carry millions of cars and rail travelers and millions of tonnes of cargo each year. Previously, all car traffic passed over the Kerch strait by ferry or by passing through Ukraine, May 16, 2018
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Suspected RBI interventions stems rupee's fall

Sharply rising U.S. dollar yields have boosted the dollar on international exchanges, and the rupee was also coming under pressure from firm crude oil prices that will weigh on India's already widening trade deficit. May 16, 2018