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Moody's Investors Service on Thursday upgraded the outlook on its triple-A rating on the United States to 'stable' from 'negative', citing improvement in the federal government's debt trajectory. The 'negative' outlook has been in place since August 2011. Moody's, at the same time, affirmed the country's sovereign rating at 'Aaa'.

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Net migration in New Zealand was a seasonally adjusted increase of 2,330 people in June, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday, compared to the previous month.

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The European Central Bank tweaked its collateral rules, expanding the list of collateral accepted and reducing the haircuts applicable to asset-backed securities, in an effort to boost lending to struggling small businesses. The measures, which ECB said, will have an overall neutral effect on the amount of collateral available, were announced by the Governing Council late Thursday.

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Moldova's producer price inflation slowed slightly in June, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.

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Montenegro's EU measure of inflation eased for the eighth consecutive month in June, data released by the Montenegro Statistical Office showed on Friday.

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Malaysia is on Monday scheduled to release May figures for unemployment, setting the pace for a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

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The Group of Twenty nations have pledged to accelerate efforts to revive growth, which remains "too weak" and "fragile," according to a concluding statement of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Moscow. They also vowed to boost jobs by enhancing structural reforms and agreed to calibrate the pace of fiscal consolidation to economic conditions.

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Lithuania's industrial production rose in June, data released by Statistics Lithuania showed on Monday.

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Mexico's retail sales rose modestly in May, data released

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Luxembourg's unemployment rate held steady in June, after rising in the previous four months, data released by the statistical office Statec showed on Monday.

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