Colombia central bank holds benchmark interest rate steady at 3.25 pct, as expected Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:31 AM PST BOGOTA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank on Friday held its benchmark lending rate unchanged for an eleventh straight month as expected as the board seeks to provide extra stimulus to the... |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise on U.S. economic data, euro hits year high Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:31 AM PST * U.S. GDP revised sharply downward, but other data stronger than expected |
Ukraine starts moves to seek Yanukovich extradition from Russia Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine started moves on Friday to seek Viktor Yanukovich's extradition from Russia after the ousted president appeared in southern Russia, the prosecutor general's... |
Ukrainian airline says Crimean airspace closed Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:12 AM PST KIEV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukrainian International, Ukraine's biggest airline, said on Friday the airspace over the Crimea region had been closed after its main airport was taken over by armed... |
EMERGING MARKETS-Hryvnia gains on IMF hope; Brazil's real dips Posted: 28 Feb 2014 09:15 AM PST RIO DE JANEIRO/LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine's hryvnia jumped as much as 10 percent on Friday on hopes of a loan from the International Monetary Fund, while the Brazilian real slid 0.5 percent... |
UPDATE 1-British Airways parent flies positive flag for Scottish independence Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:52 AM PST LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The head of the International Airlines Group, that owns British Airways, said on Friday that Scottish independence could be good for business, providing a boost to the... |
FOREX-Dollar falls sharply vs euro on euro zone inflation, U.S. GDP data Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:44 AM PST * Russian ruble, Ukraine's hryvnia rebound despite tensions |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise on U.S. economic data, euro hits year high Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:31 AM PST * U.S. GDP revised sharply downward, but other data stronger than expected |
Bitcoin true believers unfazed by losses in Mt. Gox collapse Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:13 AM PST * Investors drawn to transparency, lack of official control |
UPDATE 2-INSIGHT-Mt Gox: The brief reign of bitcoin's top exchange Posted: 28 Feb 2014 07:36 AM PST Feb 28 (Reuters) - The collapse of Mt. Gox might appear sudden, but bitcoin insiders say its downfall began nearly a year ago as the virtual currency exchange tangled with regulators, split from... |
AFRICA INVESTMENT-What is the Nigerian naira really worth? Posted: 28 Feb 2014 07:20 AM PST LAGOS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - "What is a cynic?" asks Cecil Graham in the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windermere's Fan". |
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ firms on stronger-than-expected economic growth data Posted: 28 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST * Canadian dollar at C$1.1088 or 90.19 U.S. cents * Bond prices lower across the maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar firmed against the greenback on Friday... |
Mt. Gox bitcoin debacle: huge heist or sloppy glitch? Posted: 28 Feb 2014 06:09 AM PST SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Close to half a billion dollars worth of the bitcoin virtual currency has gone missing from an exchange in Tokyo - in what is either the bank heist of the century or a... |
FOREX-Yen gains on emerging nerves, Swedish crown jumps after GDP Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:50 AM PST LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A surprise blip higher in inflation drove the euro to its highest against the dollar this year on Friday, knocking back speculation of some sort of move to ease policy by... |
REFILE-EMERGING MARKETS-Rouble slides further, hryvnia gains on IMF loan hopes Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:46 AM PST LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russia's rouble stayed near five-year lows to the dollar on Friday, hit by fears about instability in neighbouring Crimea, but Ukraine's hryvnia rebounded, trading 5-10... |
Brazil cenbank to sell dollars Friday with repurchase agreement Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:34 AM PST SAO PAULO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on Friday offered to sell as much as $1.8 billion with a repurchase agreement, in an effort to provide dollar financing lines to the market and... |
British Airways owner says Scottish independence could be positive Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:20 AM PST LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - British Airways-owner International Airlines Group on Friday became the first major company to publicly say that Scottish independence could be good for its business. |
UPDATE 2-Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy, blames hackers for losses Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:08 AM PST * Bitcoin exchange files for Ch. 11-type bankruptcy protection in Japan |
UPDATE 1-Ukraine's central bank moves to protect hryvnia Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:08 AM PST KIEV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine's hryvnia rose on Friday from historic lows after the central bank governor limited access to foreign currencies and promised an investigation into whether banks... |
RPT-FEATURE-Argentina's poor at risk as inflation weakens safety net Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:00 AM PST BUENOS AIRES, Feb 28 (Reuters) - At a soup kitchen in a Buenos Aires slum, Alejandro Monzon hung his head as he stood in line and recounted how his fortunes have unraveled over the last year. |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares fall, euro at 2014 high on euro zone inflation Posted: 28 Feb 2014 03:38 AM PST LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - European stocks reversed course and fell on Friday, and the euro rose to its highest level this year after an unchanged reading of euro zone inflation cooled growing... |
Ukraine cbank bans foreign currency forward contracts Posted: 28 Feb 2014 03:24 AM PST KIEV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank banned non-deliverable forward contracts for foreign currencies as part of measures it announced on Friday to shore up the hryvnia currency, which hit... |
UPDATE 1-Ukraine hopes for aid soon, will fulfil IMF conditions-PM Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:18 AM PST KIEV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine hopes to receive international financial aid soon and is determined to fulfil all the conditions needed to secure support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),... |
Euro hits 2014 high vs dollar after inflation tops forecasts Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:10 AM PST LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The euro rose to its highest level against the dollar this year after euro zone inflation came in above expectations, easing pressure on the European Central Bank to loosen... |
Mt Gox files for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo -media Posted: 28 Feb 2014 01:45 AM PST TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange, has filed for bankruptcy protection at the Tokyo District Court, Japanese media reported on Friday. |
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