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LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hedge funds in January picked up the most European stocks compared to U.S. equities for 20 years, but investment banking research published this week showed that this may be more of a bear retreat than a bull…

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets struggled on Thursday after weak U.S. consumer data raised recession fears and spurred investors into safe-haven assets such as bonds , while the Japanese yen rose as…