GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks climb; Yellen helps offset Ukraine worry Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:01 AM PST NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Stocks on world markets advanced on Thursday, reversing early declines as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offset concerns over tension in Ukraine... |
UPDATE 2-Japan says any bitcoin regulation should be international Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:24 AM PST TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Any regulation of the bitcoin crypto-currency should involve international cooperation to avoid loopholes, Japanese vice finance minister Jiro Aichi said on Thursday. |
Federal Reserve's Yellen: Congress should look at bitcoin regulation Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should look into legal options for regulating virtual currencies such as bitcoin, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday. |
Ukraine PM says $37 billion went missing under Yanukovich Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:25 AM PST KIEV, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine's new prime minister said on Thursday loans worth $37 billion had gone missing from state coffers during ousted President Viktor Yanukovich's rule, and warned that... |
FOREX-Dollar inches lower amid Yellen testimony Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:56 AM PST NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower on Thursday, erasing gains from a day earlier, as market participants looked toward remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on the... |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Ukraine tensions hit shares; Wall St little changed Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:30 AM PST NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Stocks on world markets edged lower on Thursday, as tension in Ukraine and Russia curbed risk appetite, though Wall Street managed to hold near unchanged as investors... |
UPDATE 1-IMF says will be in Kiev next week to discuss possible loan Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:26 AM PST WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it would send a fact-finding team to Ukraine next week in response to Kiev's request for support after the ouster of... |
UPDATE 3-Brazil economy ends 2013 on an upbeat note, boosting Rousseff Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:21 AM PST By Brian Winter and Silvio Cascione SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy ended 2013 on a upbeat note thanks to strong consumer spending and investment, providing a much-needed... |
S&P retains 'D' rating on Detroit's general obligation debt Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:11 AM PST Feb 27 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's said Detroit's blueprint to emerge from bankruptcy, announced last week, would have no impact on the 'D' rating assigned to the city's general obligation debt. |
Brazil's growth surprised government, will last in 2014-Mantega Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:40 AM PST BRASILIA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The pace of Brazil's economic recovery in the fourth quarter of 2013 surprised the government and indicates a moderate rate of expansion this year, Finance Minister Guido... |
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ flat as caution tempers impact of current account data Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:38 AM PST * Canadian dollar at C$1.1131 or 89.84 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across the maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was little changed on Thursday as... |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Ukraine tensions hit shares, euro drops to 2-week low Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:24 AM PST LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Tension in Ukraine and Russia curbed risk appetite on Thursday, weighing on world stocks and pushing the euro, already under pressure from talk of interest rate cuts, to a... |
As Europe bids for offshore yuan, exchange rate slide gives pause for thought Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:46 AM PST LUXEMBOURG, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bankers and policymakers across Europe want a slice of the growing market in China's offshore currency, but a slowing economy and the yuan's recent slide may make... |
EMERGING MARKETS-Russia, neighbors spooked by geopolitics; Brazil supported by GDP Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:44 AM PST RIO DE JANEIRO/LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Geopolitical tensions drove Russia's rouble to five-year lows against the dollar while pushing Ukraine's hryvnia 9 percent lower, but Brazilian markets were... |
CANADA FX-C$ pares losses after current account deficit data Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:42 AM PST TORONTO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar pared declines against the greenback on Thursday after data showed the country's current account deficit widened in the fourth quarter of last year,... |
Ukraine's Yatseniuk appointed prime minister Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:02 AM PST KIEV, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Former economy minister Arseny Yatseniuk was on Thursday appointed by the Ukrainian parliament to be prime minister at the head of a government of national unity. |
Germany's Merkel says wants a strong UK inside the EU Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:00 AM PST LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Germany wants a strong United Kingdom with a strong voice inside the European Union to help bring about the reforms needed to strengthen the 28-member bloc, Chancellor... |
FOREX-Yen, franc profit from emerging nerves Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:57 AM PST * Euro suffers from safe haven bid on China, Ukraine nerves |
Yatseniuk: quick IMF deal key to stabilising Ukraine currency Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:53 AM PST KIEV, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Arseny Yatseniuk, who was nominated on Thursday to be Ukraine's prime minister, said securing a new loan agreement with the International Monetary fund was vital for the... |
Merkel says she cannot satisfy all Britain's EU wishes Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:35 AM PST LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned Britain on Thursday that she could not promise a fundamental reform of Europe that would satisfy all Britain's wishes. |
Brazil fourth-quarter GDP up 0.7 pct after decline in Q3 Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:11 AM PST SAO PAULO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy grew 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter following a downturn in the third quarter, government statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday. |
GRAPHIC-Ukraine or not, euro volatility near 7-year low Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:10 AM PST LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A tumultuous start to 2014 for global emerging markets has put volatility back on the map for many currencies, but those in the developed world remain quiet as the grave. |
UPDATE 3-Turkish prime minister targeted in second audio tape Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:04 AM PST * Erdogan scheduled to speak at election rallies (Adds deputy prime minister's comments, background) |
EMERGING MARKETS-Russia, neighbours spooked by geopolitics; hryvnia sinks Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:50 AM PST LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Geopolitical tensions reverberated through emerging markets on Thursday, driving Russia's rouble to five-year lows against the dollar while the newly unshackled Ukrainian... |
UPDATE 1-Ukraine's hryvnia sinks again; central bank stymied by dwindling foreign reserves Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:42 AM PST KIEV, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine's hryvnia fell to a new record low against the dollar on Thursday as investors kept far away from a country in turmoil with a central bank stymied by dwindling... |
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