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According to the Markit Purchasing Managers' Index, manufacturing output in Ireland has risen to its highest level in more than 15 years. Ireland's PMI was pushed to 57.5 in February, due to accelerated growth in both new orders and production. A figure above 50 suggests expansion, says BBC...
On Tuesday the kiwi dollar was higher against its U.S. peer, as demand for the greenback declined after Monday's upbeat U.S. economic reports sparked expectations for a rate hike in the near future...
Barclays banking group has reported a 12% rise in full-year pre-tax profits, says BBC...
On Tuesday stock markets in Asia were mostly lower, despite markets in the US, where both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs...
On Tuesday the Australian dollar rose, as the Reserve Bank of Australia held the cash rate steady at 2.25%, a record low, but signalled it might move to cut further to spur growth...
On Monday the greenback was almost unchanged against its Canadian counterpart, as disappointing U.S. personal spending data weighed, though a weak report on Canada's current account dented demand for the loonie...
Gold held near a two-week high on Monday, as traders continued to monitor the direction of the dollar while digesting the latest spate of U.S. economic data in their quest to gauge the metal’s appeal...
On Monday Bitcoin prices slid into the red territory, after hitting a two-week high earlier in the session...
Games firm Valve has made its long-anticipated move into virtual reality, teaming up with HTC for the Vive VR headset. Standalone device will go head-to-head with Facebook’s $2bn VR headset by the end of 2015, when both will have released commercial editions, says The Guardian...