A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook So much for a week watching football and cricket while counting down to Friday's blockbuster U.S. personal consumption price index. The waiting has turned bumpy following unnerving inflation surprises in Canada and Australia, a slump in the yen and a negative reaction to solid results at...

(Updates prices) June 27 (Reuters) - Copper futures slipped on Thursday, a firmer dollar and uncertainty over economic recovery in top consumer China pushed prices of the red metal to a more than two-month low. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.5% at $9,494.50 per metric ton, as of 0701 GMT, its lowest since mid April. After...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook So much for a week watching football and cricket while counting down to Friday's blockbuster U.S. personal consumption price index. The waiting has turned bumpy following unnerving inflation surprises in Canada and Australia, a slump in the yen and a negative reaction to solid results at...

* Most Asian currencies largely unchanged * Philippine c.bank to hold rates - Reuters poll * S. Korea to extend dollar-won onshore trading hours By Roshan Thomas June 27 (Reuters) - South Korean shares lost more than 1% on Thursday to mark their worst day in more than two weeks after U.S. chipmaker Micron's forecast for the current quarter disappointed...