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European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde says interest rates will stay at their current record low levels until it sees inflation "durably" reaching the bank's new target of two percent. IMAGES
With record low amounts of child birth, Japan's is experiencing a demographic crisis. Some busy businessmen are turning to courses in the hopes of finding a soulmate and raising a family. During the men only lessons, which are organised by Osaka-based company Ikumen University, single Japanese men tried out 'empathy bellies', which are 15 pound weights worn on the stomach designed to make men understand what it's like for women to experience pregnancy, while others washed baby dolls and practiced changing diapers to prepare for the day when they have their own kids.
Teen births have fallen to an all time low proving there is a difference between reality and reality tv.
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to a record low of 2% in the second cut of the year as commodities slump and the housing market heats up. Meg Teckman reports.
Consumer inflation in China slowed more than forecasted pressuring the central bank to curb further deflationary risks. Meg Teckman reports.
The euro has extended losses into a sixth straight day to trade near a nine-year low as investors bet the ECB was getting closer to adopting quantitative easing to ward off deflation. As Sonia Legg reports a slump in German industrial orders and concerns over Greece reinforced bearish views of the single currency.