GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks flat as soft US data blamed on weather; dlr dips Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:59 AM PST * U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fall; jobless claims rise * U.S. stocks manage gains, but Cisco falls * European stocks dip * Italy's Letta announces resignation after market close * Bond prices... |
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks flat as soft US data blamed on weather; dlr dips Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:44 AM PST * U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fall; jobless claims rise * U.S. stocks manage gains, but Cisco falls * European stocks dip * Italy's Letta announces resignation after market close * Bond prices... |
RPT-FOREX-Dollar hits 2-week low vs euro on weak U.S. retail sales data Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:23 AM PST NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Thursday to a two-week low against the euro and slid against other major currencies, weakened by an unexpected fall in U.S. retail sales which helped... |
CORRECTED-GLOBAL MARKETS-Italian leadership squabble weighs as shares halt hot run Posted: 13 Feb 2014 09:40 AM PST * Shares dip after 6-day rally, Italy politics weigh in Europe |
CORRECTED-GLOBAL MARKETS-Italian leadership squabble weighs on shares; rally fades Posted: 13 Feb 2014 09:37 AM PST (Corrects to show rally was 6 days.) * Shares drop after 6-day rally, Italy politics weigh in Europe * Gold back on front foot after hitting 3-month high * Investors look for more proof of solid U.S.... |
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks flat despite soft U.S. data; dollar down Posted: 13 Feb 2014 08:37 AM PST * World stocks flat with Italy in focus * U.S. retail sales fall in January * Wall Street stocks near flat in early trading By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - World stock markets... |
Nigeria central bank confident it can defend naira after intervention Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:54 AM PST LAGOS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank intervened to stabilise the naira on Thursday, deputy governor Sarah Alade told Reuters, after the currency fell to an all-time intraday low of 167 to... |
EMERGING MARKETS-Ukraine debt insurance costs soar, Latam assets sink Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:44 AM PST RIO DE JANEIRO/LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Growing fears of a default pushed Ukraine's debt-insurance costs to four-year highs on Thursday, while concern over economic growth and inflation drove Latin... |
UPDATE 1-Brazil central bank flags benchmark rate as anti-inflation tool Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST CURITIBA, Brazil, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian central bank director Carlos Hamilton Araujo on Thursday underscored that interest rates were the bank's tool to curtail high inflation, apparently... |
UPDATE 3-Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you walk away Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:43 AM PST EDINBURGH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain warned Scotland on Thursday it would have to give up the pound if Scots voted to end the 307-year-old union with England, declaring the currency could not be... |
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ little changed as investors consolidate gains Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:25 AM PST * Canadian dollar at C$1.1010 or 90.83 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across the maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was little changed against the... |
Brazil prepared to face global volatility, central bank says Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:26 AM PST CURITIBA, Brazil, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Brazil is well prepared to withstand global market volatility, which is expected to last for some time, central bank director Carlos Hamilton Araujo said on... |
FOREX -Dollar squeezed, hits 2-week low against the euro Posted: 13 Feb 2014 04:53 AM PST * Aussie dollar, Swedish crown slide after weak jobs numbers |
EMERGING MARKETS-Ukraine debt insurance costs soar, Nigerian assets drop Posted: 13 Feb 2014 04:01 AM PST LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Growing fears of a default drove Ukraine's debt insurance costs to four-year highs on Thursday and policy concerns pulled Nigerian assets into the emerging market retreat. |
RPT-FOREX -Dollar down, Aussie sinks on poor jobs data Posted: 13 Feb 2014 01:54 AM PST * Dollar down, euro, yen and franc profit from halt in stocks rally |
UK's Osborne says could not back pound for independent Scotland Posted: 13 Feb 2014 01:52 AM PST EDINBURGH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne said on Thursday he could not support the possibility of an independent Scotland using the pound should Scots vote for secession... |
Britain says Scotland would lose the pound if it leaves UK - Osborne Posted: 13 Feb 2014 01:34 AM PST LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne warned Scotland on Thursday it cannot keep the pound if it votes for independence in a Sept. 18 referendum. |
EMERGING MARKETS-Emerging stocks weaker; Ukraine FX, bonds down Posted: 13 Feb 2014 01:30 AM PST LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine's hryvnia fell towards last week's 4-year low versus the dollar and its sovereign bonds tumbled on Thursday as concerns intensified about the economic outlook,... |
FOREX -Dollar down, Aussie sinks on poor jobs data Posted: 13 Feb 2014 01:06 AM PST * Dollar down, euro, yen and franc profit from halt in stocks rally |
CNH Tracker-Higher yields unlikely to hit appetite for dim sum bonds Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:46 PM PST By Michelle Chen HONG KONG, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Yields on offshore yuan bonds are likely to keep rising, yet the market should remain attractive to global investors given the interest rate returns and... |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares pull back from 3-week highs, U.S. data eyed Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:41 PM PST * Ex-Japan Asia MSCI index down 0.4 percent after strong gain in the past week |
FOREX -Aussie sinks on poor jobs data, Euro nurses losses Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:55 PM PST * Aussie dollar slides after local jobless rate hits highest since 2003 |
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Feb 13 Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:47 PM PST Feb 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. |
UPDATE 1-Obama names economist Sheets as Treasury international undersecretary Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:09 PM PST WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday named economist Nathan Sheets, who has worked at Citigroup and the Federal Reserve, as the Treasury Department's top international... |
Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you break away Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST EDINBURGH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain will warn Scotland on Thursday it can't keep the pound if it votes for independence, its boldest attempt yet to scuttle a nationalist bid to break the... |
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