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Consumer confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly improved in the month of February, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index climbed to 114.8 in February after falling to a revised 111.6 in January.

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Australia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Tuesday as economists had expected.

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Reinforcing expectations of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve next week, the Labor Department released a report on Friday showing stronger than expected job growth in the month of February.

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Wholesale prices rose again in February, according to new data released by the government on Tuesday. The pace of growth slowed notably from the previous month, but the advance was stronger than economists had expected. Core prices increased as well, posting the highest rate of growth in 10 months.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May will invoke the Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty next Wednesday, March 29, thus formally beginning the process of exiting the European Union and paving the way for talks on trade and future relations, which should conclude in two years.

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Employment in the U.S. rose by much less than anticipated in the month of March, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday, although the unemployment rate still fell to its lowest level in almost ten years. The report said non-farm payroll employment climbed by 98,000 jobs in March.

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The unemployment rate in Australia was unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 5.9 percent in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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China's economic growth improved unexpectedly in the three months ended March, though slightly, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

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Two men have been apprehended in the Netherlands by the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service in relation to a money laundering scheme involving digital currencies.

According to the official statement they were arrested as part of two separate criminal investigations, headed by the National Office for Serious Fraud, Environmental Crime, and Asset Confiscation.

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WWE Coming off record-low Raw ratings, "The Horror Show at Extreme Rules", as 2020's Extreme Rules is being called, is built around two world championship matches: Drew McIntyre defending his WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler, and Universal Champion Braun Strowman taking on former mentor Bray Wyatt in a Wyatt Swamp Fight. (That sounds lame, but so did WrestleMania's Firefly Funhouse match, which turned out great.)

But perhaps the most exciting match is for the Raw Women's Championship, as Asuka and Sasha Banks, arguably the two best performers on the women's roster, contend for the gold. Most concerning is the Eye for an Eye match between Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio, which sounds like it has the potential to be hugely cringe.

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