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From a year ago, house prices jumped 10.5 percent in October, quickening slightly from September's 10.4 percent annual gains, E-House said. Home prices hit record highs in many cities in September, official data previously showed, putting them well beyond the reach of ordinary people despite a nearly four-year long government effort to curb price rises. The signs...

(Reuters) - The euro tumbled to a two-week low on Friday after a plunge in euro zone inflation left markets suddenly eyeing the outside chance of a cut in interest rates by the European Central Bank next week. European shares .FTEU3 saw a subdued end to what looked to be a fourth week of...