Nasdaq reorganizes market services to boost global competitiveness

Nasdaq reorganizes market services to boost global competitiveness
UPDATE 3-Venezuela forex system offers dollars near black market rate
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks supported by Chinese stimulus hopes
Tera Exchange announces first Bitcoin derivative
New Venezuela forex system offers dollars for 50-55 bolivars
GLOBAL MARKETS-Crimea fears hit stocks; gold slips on rate views
Euro zone bond yields fall as U.S. manufacturing weakening
UPDATE 1-Bank of Canada says moving to ensure no benchmark manipulation
Citi shakes up FX, creates position of global head of spot trading
GLOBAL MARKETS-Crimea worries hit stocks; gold falls on rate view
FOREX-Dollar firms against euro on weak German PMI data
Obama presses China's Xi over currency - White House
Fitch Revises 5 Russian LRGs' Outlook to Negative; Affirms Ratings
Venezuela says to start new foreign exchange system on Monday
FX COLUMN-Communications chain points to a higher dollar
FX industry body ACI to appoint first full-time president
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens modestly after China data
GLOBAL MARKETS-China data hits Europe shares, Crimea keeps nerves taut
TABLE-Economists raise Brazil's 2014 inflation view to 6.28 pct
FOREX-Euro knocked down by German PMI data, dollar firms
Euro zone bonds mostly weaker after PMI data
RPT-Fitch Affirms Australia at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
FOREX-Euro's gains fizzle out on German PMI data, dollar steady
RPT-Fitch: Polish Pension Changes Neutral for Ratings; Focus on Fiscal Performance
RPT-GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Fed guessing game intensifies while West isolates Russia

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 11:24 AM PDT

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group said on Monday it is reorganizing its market services business to better compete globally in fixed income, currencies, derivatives and other asset...

UPDATE 3-Venezuela forex system offers dollars near black market rate

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 11:17 AM PDT

CARACAS, March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela launched a new foreign exchange system on Monday that offered dollars at a rate near the black market level, participants said, in an effort to tame the...

EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks supported by Chinese stimulus hopes

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 11:15 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 24 (Reuters) - Most Latin American stocks and currencies gained on Monday on speculation China would unveil fresh stimulus measures to counter a weaker-than-expected performance...

Tera Exchange announces first Bitcoin derivative

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 11:07 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - TeraExchange said on Monday it had constructed a swap based on the bitcoin virtual currency, a step that would bring the emerging payment system under the oversight...

New Venezuela forex system offers dollars for 50-55 bolivars

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 10:55 AM PDT

CARACAS, March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela's new Sicad 2 foreign exchange system sold U.S. dollars at a rate of between 50 and 55 bolivars in thin trading during its inaugural session on Monday,...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Crimea fears hit stocks; gold slips on rate views

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 10:44 AM PDT

(Adds details of biotech selloff; updates to U.S. afternoon trading)

Euro zone bond yields fall as U.S. manufacturing weakening

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 09:58 AM PDT

* Dovish comments by ECB's Liikanen also pull yields down

UPDATE 1-Bank of Canada says moving to ensure no benchmark manipulation

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 09:44 AM PDT

(Changes dateline to TORONTO, add byline, background in paragraph 5)

Citi shakes up FX, creates position of global head of spot trading

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 09:26 AM PDT

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Citi, the world's second-largest foreign exchange trader, is restructuring its FX trading desk, appointing a global head of trading and bringing its electronic and voice...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Crimea worries hit stocks; gold falls on rate view

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 08:45 AM PDT

* Slowing growth in Germany, China weigh on some investors

FOREX-Dollar firms against euro on weak German PMI data

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 08:38 AM PDT

(Updates prices, adds analyst comments, dateline; previous LONDON) * Euro fails to latch on to gains made on French PMI data * Yellen comments continue to support dollar * Yuan recovery helps Aussie...

Obama presses China's Xi over currency - White House

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 08:30 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to move his country's currency toward a more flexible, market based-exchange rate, White House deputy...

Fitch Revises 5 Russian LRGs' Outlook to Negative; Affirms Ratings

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 07:54 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Five Russian Subnationals - Rating Action Report...

Venezuela says to start new foreign exchange system on Monday

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 07:32 AM PDT

CARACAS, March 24 (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro's government plans to begin a long-awaited new foreign exchange system on Monday in an effort to tame Venezuela's black market for U.S. dollars...

FX COLUMN-Communications chain points to a higher dollar

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 07:03 AM PDT

-- Neal Kimberley is an FX market analyst for Reuters. The opinions expressed are his own --

FX industry body ACI to appoint first full-time president

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:56 AM PDT

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - The ACI, the global foreign exchange market's main industry umbrella group, will officially appoint former State Street executive Marshall Bailey as its first full-time...

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens modestly after China data

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:43 AM PDT

* Canadian dollar at C$1.1213 or 89.18 U.S. cents * Bond prices mostly lower across the maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, March 24 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened modestly against the...

GLOBAL MARKETS-China data hits Europe shares, Crimea keeps nerves taut

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 05:28 AM PDT

* European shares fall as Chinese data raises growth worries

TABLE-Economists raise Brazil's 2014 inflation view to 6.28 pct

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 04:46 AM PDT

BRASILIA, March 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's inflation will end 2014 very near the ceiling of the government's target range, according to a weekly central bank survey of about 100 economists released on...

FOREX-Euro knocked down by German PMI data, dollar firms

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 04:33 AM PDT

(Adds fresh quotes, details) * Euro fails to latch on to gains made on French PMI data * Dollar buyers await more evidence of U.S. recovery * Yuan recovery helps Aussie By Anirban Nag LONDON, March...

Euro zone bonds mostly weaker after PMI data

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 03:34 AM PDT

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond prices were mostly lower on Monday after data showed a surprise return to growth in French business activity and suggested the bloc's economic...

RPT-Fitch Affirms Australia at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 02:31 AM PDT

March 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

FOREX-Euro's gains fizzle out on German PMI data, dollar steady

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 02:31 AM PDT

* Euro fails to latch on to gains made on French PMI data * Dollar buyers await more evidence of U.S. recovery * Yuan recovery helps Aussie By Anirban Nag LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - The euro...