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About a fifth of cryptocurrency owners bought the currency using their credit cards, according to a survey conducted by cryptocurrency news service CoinDesk. The survey among 3,000 people revealed that about 20 percent of the respondents were desperate enough to buy cryptocurrencies and used credit cards as they may have been short of cash.

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Japan's gross domestic product added a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Cabinet Office said in Wednesday's preliminary reading.

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After reporting a bigger than expected jump in orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing durable goods orders pulled back by more than expected in January. The Commerce Department said durable goods orders plunged by 3.7 percent.

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Australia's central bank decided to leave its key interest rate unchanged at a record low, as widely expected, on Tuesday.

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Economists surveyed by the Brazilian central bank decreased their forecasts for economic growth in 2018 to 2.87%, from 2.90% last week, interrupting three weeks of increasing estimates. For 2019, GDP growth projections remained at 3.00% for the sixth week.

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Economic activity in the U.S. grew by more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.

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The total number of building approvals issued in Australia skidded a seasonally adjusted 6.2 percent on month in February, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - coming in at 18,671.

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After reporting a substantial increase in U.S. employment in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report on Friday showing job growth slowed by much more than anticipated in the month of March. The Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment rose by 103,000 jobs.

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Japan posted a merchandise trade surplus of 797.3 billion yen in March, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - up 32.1 percent on year.

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The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand added a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2018, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday.

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