DAVOS, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- Egypt’s minister of trade and industry, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, said Sunday that there was “no good news” on the Doha trade round from the latest meeting of global trade ministers.

DAVOS, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- Egypt’s minister of trade and industry, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, said Sunday that there was “no good news” on the Doha trade round from the latest meeting of global trade ministers.

1912 GMT [Dow Jones] NZD was encountering sporadic buying on crosses, particularly vs AUD, but NZD/USD downside remains vulnerable as it sits around 6 year lows, BNZ Bank Forex Strategist Danica Hampton says.

1921 GMT [Dow Jones] Announcement tomorrow by Prime Minister John Key on plan to stimulate small business unlikely to save NZD from thorough test of support at 0.5050, says ANZ Bank in briefing note.

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Australia’s manufacturing sector contracted for the eighth consecutive month in January, although at a slower pace, as aggressive rate cuts and fiscal stimulus measures gave some room for optimism, a performance gauge produced by an industry group published Monday shows.

TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Here are the major economic events scheduled in Japan Monday. All times refer to GMT.

DAVOS, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- For those bankers who lost their jobs during the financial crisis, the French finance minister might have a position for you - but don’t expect to get paid anything.

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–The weighted average price of established houses in Australian capital cities fell 0.8% in the fourth quarter 2008 from the third quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Vietnam’s central bank set the dollar’s exchange rate higher at VND16,978 Monday. The state-owned Vietcombank sold at VND17,487, compared with VND17,482 Friday.

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