GLOBAL MARKETS-Iraq unrest drives up oil, dollar; shares flat

GLOBAL MARKETS-Iraq unrest drives up oil, dollar; shares flat
Fitch Affirms France at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable
UPDATE 5-Carney signals earlier British rate rise, sterling soars
UPDATE 2-Bunds rise as ECB outlook offsets prospect of UK rate rise
Fitch Affirms Autonomous Community of La Rioja at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Affirms City of Warsaw at 'AAA(pol)'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Affirms Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Affirms Polish City of Plock at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Affirms Wandsworth Council at 'AA+'; Stable Outlook
FOREX-Dollar rises slightly on Iraq conflict, higher U.S. yields
GLOBAL MARKETS-Iraq unrest drives up oil; equities slip
TIMELINE-The FX market "fixing" probe
CANADA FX DEBT-Canada dollar steady despite oil-price jump
China and UK to sign deals worth at least $30 bln next week
INVESTMENT FOCUS-Press here, Mr Carney, for lower volatility?
GLOBAL MARKETS-British rate hike hint boosts sterling, Iraq unrest drives up oil
FOREX-Dollar edges up vs yen, sterling drives higher
Bunds shrug off UK rates worries to hit day's high
PRESS DIGEST- Canada - June 13
EMERGING MARKETS-Turkish assets fall on Iraq violence, rand weakens
UPDATE 3-BOJ's Kuroda says ECB action won't nudge up yen vs euro
GLOBAL MARKETS-British rate hike hint boosts sterling, Iraq unrest drives up oil
RPT-Bunds struggle at open after UK rates rise worries
Bunds struggle at open after UK rates rise worries
FOREX-Dollar edges up vs yen, sterling drives higher

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:21 AM PDT

(Adds close of European bond, stock markets) * Iraq fighting boosts oil, weighs on global equity averages * Dollar rises slightly on Iraq conflict, higher U.S. yields By David Gaffen and Herbert Lash...

Fitch Affirms France at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:02 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, June 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed France's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'AA+'. The...

UPDATE 5-Carney signals earlier British rate rise, sterling soars

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:01 AM PDT

* Sterling nears five-year high against dollar on comments

UPDATE 2-Bunds rise as ECB outlook offsets prospect of UK rate rise

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:24 AM PDT

* ECB's Weidmann warns against govt bond buying (Updates prices, adds fresh comments)

Fitch Affirms Autonomous Community of La Rioja at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:37 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) BARCELONA/PARIS/LONDON, June 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Spanish Autonomous Community of La Rioja's Long-term foreign and...

Fitch Affirms City of Warsaw at 'AAA(pol)'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:36 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON/WARSAW/FRANKFURT, June 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Polish City of Warsaw's National Long-term rating at 'AAA(pol)'...

Fitch Affirms Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:35 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) FRANKFURT/BARCELONA/LONDON, June 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir's (Izmir) Long-term foreign...

Fitch Affirms Polish City of Plock at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:35 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) WARSAW/PARIS/LONDON, June 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Polish City of Plock's foreign and local currency Issuer Default...

Fitch Affirms Wandsworth Council at 'AA+'; Stable Outlook

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:34 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) BARCELONA/PARIS/LONDON, June 13 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the London Borough of Wandsworth's (Wandsworth) Long-term foreign and...

FOREX-Dollar rises slightly on Iraq conflict, higher U.S. yields

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:55 AM PDT

NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher against a basket of major currencies on Friday for the first time in three sessions after violence in Iraq triggered a safety bid for the U.S....

GLOBAL MARKETS-Iraq unrest drives up oil; equities slip

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:17 AM PDT

(Updates, adds quote, recasts at top, changes byline, changes dateline, previous LONDON) * Iraq fighting boosts oil, saps global equity averages * Sterling surges after clear rate hike talk from BoE...

TIMELINE-The FX market "fixing" probe

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:02 AM PDT

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister George Osborne this week rejected European Union plans to outlaw currency market manipulation and instead set out his own proposals to make...

CANADA FX DEBT-Canada dollar steady despite oil-price jump

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:01 AM PDT

* Canadian dollar at C$1.0861, or 92.07 U.S. cents * Rising oil prices fail to boost currency * Bond prices mixed By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, June 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was little changed...

China and UK to sign deals worth at least $30 bln next week

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:49 AM PDT

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - China and Britain will sign business deals worth at least $30 billion next week during a visit to London by China's Premier Li Keqiang, the Chinese ambassador to Britain...

INVESTMENT FOCUS-Press here, Mr Carney, for lower volatility?

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:45 AM PDT

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - In the struggle to explain this year's collapse in volatility and volume in financial trading, one newly-nominated culprit is central banks' intent to use every tactic...

GLOBAL MARKETS-British rate hike hint boosts sterling, Iraq unrest drives up oil

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:48 AM PDT

* Sterling surges after clear rate hike talk from BoE * Iraq fighting, weak US data hit risk appetite, buoy yen * Oil nears $115 a barrel * Stocks drop back, Wall Street set for 1st weekly fall in 3...

FOREX-Dollar edges up vs yen, sterling drives higher

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:09 AM PDT

* Sterling pushes to five-week highs after Carney points to rate rise

Bunds shrug off UK rates worries to hit day's high

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 03:47 AM PDT

* ECB's Weidmann warns against govt bond buying (Adds fresh comments, updates prices)

PRESS DIGEST- Canada - June 13

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 03:23 AM PDT

June 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

EMERGING MARKETS-Turkish assets fall on Iraq violence, rand weakens

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:48 AM PDT

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Turkish markets fell on Friday on the escalating violence in neighbouring Iraq, while the rand weakened following an outlook downgrade for South Africa.

UPDATE 3-BOJ's Kuroda says ECB action won't nudge up yen vs euro

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:18 AM PDT

* Governor Kuroda says economy "within our expectations" (Adds Kuroda quotes)

GLOBAL MARKETS-British rate hike hint boosts sterling, Iraq unrest drives up oil

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:09 AM PDT

* Iraq fighting, weak US data hit risk appetite, buoy yen

RPT-Bunds struggle at open after UK rates rise worries

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:54 AM PDT

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - German bond yields edged up on Friday, tracking UK equivalents higher after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said interest rates could rise sooner than financial...

Bunds struggle at open after UK rates rise worries

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:15 AM PDT

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - German bond yields edged up on Friday, tracking UK equivalents higher after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said interest rates could rise sooner than financial...