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* Indexes down: Dow 0.73%, S&P 0.79%, Nasdaq 1.13%
(Updates to open)

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Posted at 15:40h
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* FATF leaves door open to future engagement with Iran
(Adds Iranian central bank chief's reaction, paragraph 6)

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Posted at 15:39h
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U.S. home sales fell in
January amid a dearth of houses, but the supply squeeze is
likely to ease as building permits and the number of homes under
construction are at levels last seen nearly 13 years ago.
Posted at 15:24h
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Pakistan won an extra four months
to meet international anti-terrorism financing norms on Friday
when a global dirty money watchdog decided to keep the country
off its blacklist for now.

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Posted at 15:22h
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Italy is confident of a positive
outcome from talks with Brussels to rid Monte dei Paschi
of two thirds of its problem debts, a junior minister
said on Friday, a day after the state-owned bank's chief
executive said he would leave in April.
Posted at 15:20h
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Given low interest rates and
low inflation that's less sensitive than in the past to changes
in the labor market, the Federal Reserve will need to act
proactively and aggressively to counter future downturns,
Governor Lael Brainard said on Friday.
Posted at 15:15h
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Given low interest rates and
low inflation that's less sensitive than in the past to changes
in the labor market, the Federal Reserve will need to act
proactively and aggressively to counter future downturns,
Governor Lael Brainard said on Friday.
Posted at 15:15h
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The raft of programs rolled out
by central banks to fight recent economic crises, from massive
bond buying to negative interest rates, had mixed success at
best and may do even less the next time around.
Posted at 15:02h
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Chinese artificial
intelligence company Megvii Technology, which is on a U.S.
blacklist, plans to refile for a Hong Kong initial public
offering after its current application lapses on Tuesday,
two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Posted at 15:00h
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U.S. home sales fell in
January, but the constraint from tight supply could ease as
building permits and the number of homes under construction at
levels last seen nearly 13 years ago.

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