GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks sag around globe; U.S. Treasuries rise

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks sag around globe; U.S. Treasuries rise
Fitch: Fragmented Politics May Hinder Costa Rica Consolidation
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall around globe; U.S. Treasuries rise
Euro zone debt yields edge up as Nowotny tempers ECB QE hopes
UPDATE 3-Hungary re-elects PM, far-right opposition gains
FOREX-Dollar dips in wake of jobs data; ECB comments lift euro
Canada businesses see weaker C$ raising their costs, not CPI
Fitch: No Rating Impact Despite Scale of Nigeria's GDP Uplift
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens on consolidation after last week's gains
Euro zone debt yields edge up as Nowotny tempers ECB QE hopes
TABLE-Economists raise Brazil 2014 inflation estimate to 6.35 pct
FOREX-Dollar dips, euro helped by ECB's wait-and-see approach
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks slip from six-year high; euro yields fall
UPDATE 2-Gazprom Neft CEO says company could look east if sanctions hit
EMERGING MARKETS-Russian assets lead way lower on renewed tensions with Ukraine
RPT-Fitch: Divergence in MENA Sovereign Energy Importer-Exporter Ratings Widens
Greek yields dip as QE speculation swirls, debt sale eyed
Egypt foreign reserves up at $17.414 bln in March -c.bank
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks slip from six-year high; euro yields fall
FOREX-Dollar dips, eyes on central banks
RPT-Fitch Rates Sri Lanka's US Dollar Bond at 'BB-(EXP)'
Bunds, Italian debt rise on speculation of ECB QE
GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan tech shares slip, Europe set to follow
New Zealand says bank probe related to possible FX manipulation
FOREX-Dollar steady after U.S. jobs data, euro wary of ECB stimulus

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 10:50 AM PDT

* Oil prices off 1 percent (Updates Wall Street prices, adds gold decline, quotes)

Fitch: Fragmented Politics May Hinder Costa Rica Consolidation

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:38 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) NEW YORK/LONDON, April 07 (Fitch) Building political support for comprehensive fiscal reform could be challenging for the next Costa Rican...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall around globe; U.S. Treasuries rise

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:26 AM PDT

* Oil prices off 1 percent (Adds Wall Street stocks drop, Treasury gains; changes dateline, previous LONDON)

Euro zone debt yields edge up as Nowotny tempers ECB QE hopes

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:08 AM PDT

* Greek yields around 4-year lows despite Moody's inaction (Updates prices, adds fresh comment)

UPDATE 3-Hungary re-elects PM, far-right opposition gains

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 08:13 AM PDT

* Far-right Jobbik backed by one in five Hungarian voters

FOREX-Dollar dips in wake of jobs data; ECB comments lift euro

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 07:38 AM PDT

(Updates prices, adds analyst comments, changes byline, changes dateline from LONDON)

Canada businesses see weaker C$ raising their costs, not CPI

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 07:30 AM PDT

OTTAWA, April 7 (Reuters) - Canadian businesses widely expect their input costs to rise as a result of the weaker Canadian dollar, but they're not necessarily passing on those higher costs to...

Fitch: No Rating Impact Despite Scale of Nigeria's GDP Uplift

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 07:19 AM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, April 07 (Fitch) Nigeria's large-scale GDP rebasing has a mixed impact on key sovereign rating metrics, and therefore no automatic...

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens on consolidation after last week's gains

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 06:53 AM PDT

* Canadian dollar at C$1.0997 or 90.93 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across the maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, April 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on...

Euro zone debt yields edge up as Nowotny tempers ECB QE hopes

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:54 AM PDT

* Lower-rated euro zone debt yields bounce off multi-year lows

TABLE-Economists raise Brazil 2014 inflation estimate to 6.35 pct

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:47 AM PDT

BRASILIA, April 7 (Reuters) - Economists raised their estimates for Brazil's 2014 inflation rate to 6.35 percent from 6.30 percent previously, according to a weekly central bank survey on Monday. The...

FOREX-Dollar dips, euro helped by ECB's wait-and-see approach

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:22 AM PDT

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - The dollar lost ground against the yen and dipped versus the euro on Monday as U.S. jobs data last week disappointed some who had bet on a number strong enough to break...

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks slip from six-year high; euro yields fall

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:11 AM PDT

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - World stocks slipped on Monday from last week's six-year high as technology shares tumbled again, while speculation the European Central Bank will ease policy further...

UPDATE 2-Gazprom Neft CEO says company could look east if sanctions hit

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:19 AM PDT

* Can turn to Asia with oil, oil products (Adds details, background, writes through)

EMERGING MARKETS-Russian assets lead way lower on renewed tensions with Ukraine

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:08 AM PDT

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - Russian stocks tumbled more than 1 percent on Monday and the rouble slipped on worries over renewed tensions with Ukraine while broader emerging equities and currencies...

RPT-Fitch: Divergence in MENA Sovereign Energy Importer-Exporter Ratings Widens

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:06 AM PDT

April 7 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Greek yields dip as QE speculation swirls, debt sale eyed

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:37 AM PDT

(Recasts with fall in Greek yields, adds analyst comments)

Egypt foreign reserves up at $17.414 bln in March -c.bank

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:25 AM PDT

CAIRO, April 7 (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign reserves rose to $17.414 billion in March from $17.307 billion in February, the central bank said on Monday.

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks slip from six-year high; euro yields fall

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:01 AM PDT

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - World stocks slipped from last week's six-year high on Monday on concerns about technology shares, while speculation the European Central Bank will ease policy further...

FOREX-Dollar dips, eyes on central banks

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:58 AM PDT

(New throughout, changes dateline from previous TOKYO/SYDNEY)

RPT-Fitch Rates Sri Lanka's US Dollar Bond at 'BB-(EXP)'

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:52 AM PDT

April 7 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Bunds, Italian debt rise on speculation of ECB QE

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 11:42 PM PDT

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - German and Italian bond futures rose in early trade on Monday as investors weighed up the possibility that the European Central Bank could embark on a programme of asset...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan tech shares slip, Europe set to follow

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 10:52 PM PDT

* Emerging markets supported by outlook for easy US policy

New Zealand says bank probe related to possible FX manipulation

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 10:49 PM PDT

WELLINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Commerce Commission said on Monday that its recent investigation of banks in New Zealand was related to the possibility of foreign exchange rate...