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Thursday, Dec 18 - The Islamic Finance Gateway (IFG) Briefing, published from Sunday to Thursday, carries the latest market-moving news and data for institutions offering Islamic financial services. You can view the full IFG briefin...

(Updates with Wall St jump, Fed policy statement and latest prices)* Federal Reserve signals 2015 rate increases* U.S. share indexes up more then 1 percent* Oil prices increase, rouble gainsBy Michael ConnorNEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock prices jumped and the dollar strengthened on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled America&aposs economy was strong enough to handle interest rate

(Updates with U.S. markets, rouble reversing decline against dollar; changes byline; dateline previously LONDON) * Wall Street rises after string of losses * Rouble up against the dollar * Brent inches over $60 a barrel By Michael Connor NEW YORK, Dec...

* Core bond yields, shares fall in European trading session* U.S. Federal Reserve statement due later* Key eurozone inflation gauge falls to new low* Short-lived rouble rebound after Finance Ministry sells FXBy Lionel LaurentLONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Fears of a full-blown crisis in Russia and oil&aposs continued slide pushed investors to seek safety on Wednesday, buying core bonds and selling sto

(Fixes lead paragraph)* Core bond yields, shares fall in European trading session* U.S. Federal Reserve statement due later* Short-lived rouble rebound after Finance Ministry sells FX* Greece vote also in focusBy Lionel LaurentLONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Fears of a full-blown crisis in Russia and oil&aposs continued slide pushed investors to seek safety on Wednesday, buying core bonds and selling s

* Core bond yields, shares fall in European trading session* U.S. Federal Reserve statement due later* Short-lived rouble rebound after Finance Ministry sells FX* Greece vote also in focusBy Lionel LaurentLONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Fears of a full-blown crisis in Russia and oil&aposs continued slide pushed investors to seek safety on Wednesday, buying core bonds yields and selling stocks while the