The following is excerpted from the 29 September 2011 edition of Reuters Canada.

The Canadian dollar crept up slightly against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as investors clung to some hope that European leaders could begin to organize an effective response to the euro zone debt crisis.

The German parliament backed more powers for the euro zone rescue fund with a large majority in what was Chancellor Angela Merkel's biggest test since she took power six years ago...

This article is available in its entirety on the Reuters Canada website at:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCATRE78S2BP20110929

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