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This morning's Financial Times leads with 'Dollar fear sparks rush to oil and gold', the Wall Street Journal also goes with oil ('Oil Hits $100, Jolting Markets'). Emirates Business 247, the UAE's month old business newspaper (advertising slogan: 'Hungry For Dominance?') goes with 'Sheikh Mohammed the leader of change'.

This, according to Emirates Business, is a news story. Presumably this time last week Sheikh Mohammed wasn't a leader of change, but, perhaps thanks to some change of policy over the new year break, he now is. Whatever, Emirates Business' gushing 400 words don't tell us much – other than that tomorrow is the second anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed's ascension as the vice president, Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai.

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