NEW YORK: Oil prices took a battering on Thursday (Friday in Manila), with US prices falling below $50 a barrel for the first time this year, amid worries about increased American shale production in the wake of ramped-up capital investment.

The euro meanwhile rallied against the dollar as the European Central Bank said it no longer saw a deflation threat and noted signs on a improving eurozone economy.

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