The world market place was just a bit more at ease to start the new trading week, as there were no big surprises during the weekend either from the Group of Eight world leaders meeting at Camp David, or from the fallout from the JP Morgan trading loss debacle, or from the European Union debt crisis.

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The main event -- in France -- is the annual Group of Eight summit that will put Bush in the same room as the leaders of France, Russia and Germany, who all fiercely opposed the war.

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In Lome, Togo 's 1-0 victory over Mali leaves the Eagles rooted to the foot of the table with just two points, eight behind the three group leaders.

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The consensus reached by the Group of Eight ministers should pave the way for a resumption of talks between NATO and Yugoslav military leaders.

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