UPDATE 2-Ghana to seek an IMF programme to stabilise cedi

UPDATE 2-Ghana to seek an IMF programme to stabilise cedi
Ghana president orders talks with IMF to stabilise cedi
Venezuela, Colombia to set new exchange rate to boost trade
Brazil central bank quickens pace of currency swap rollover
RPT-UPDATE 1-Moody's raises Greek rating to Caa1, citing improved fiscal position
UPDATE 1-Moody's raises Greek rating to Caa1, citing improved fiscal position
Moody's upgrades Greece's bond rating to Caa1 from Caa3
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens; seen staying on downward path
GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall St deepens stocks slump; dollar, U.S. yields ease
Fitch Affirms Iceland at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Affirms Armenia at 'BB-'; Outlook Stable
Net long U.S. dollars rise to highest in 6 months - CFTC, Reuters
FOREX-Dollar slips after U.S. jobs report signals dovish Fed

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 11:29 AM PDT

* Ghana follows Zambia, which said it June it would seek IMF deal (Adds comments, background)

Ghana president orders talks with IMF to stabilise cedi

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 08:10 AM PDT

DAKAR, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Ghanaian President John Mahama has ordered his government to open talks with the International Monetary Fund as part of its efforts to stabilise the economy and halt a slide...

Venezuela, Colombia to set new exchange rate to boost trade

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 07:44 AM PDT

BOGOTA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Venezuela and Colombia have agreed to create a special exchange rate to boost plummeting bilateral trade between the two Andean countries, their presidents said.

Brazil central bank quickens pace of currency swap rollover

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 02:56 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on Monday will kick off the rollover of currency swaps that expire early in September by offering more daily contracts than it did last month,...

RPT-UPDATE 1-Moody's raises Greek rating to Caa1, citing improved fiscal position

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 02:41 PM PDT

ATHENS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Moody's raised Greece's sovereign credit rating on Friday and gave it a stable outlook, saying it believed the government's fiscal position had improved significantly.

UPDATE 1-Moody's raises Greek rating to Caa1, citing improved fiscal position

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 02:34 PM PDT

ATHENS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Moody's raised Greece's sovereign credit rating on Friday and gave it a stable outlook, saying it believed the government's fiscal position had improved significantly.

Moody's upgrades Greece's bond rating to Caa1 from Caa3

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 02:10 PM PDT

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service upgraded Greece's government bond rating to Caa1 from Caa3, citing the progress in implementing structural reforms.

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens; seen staying on downward path

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 01:39 PM PDT

* Canadian dollar at C$1.0926 or 91.52 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across the maturity curve (Adds details, quotes, updates prices) By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall St deepens stocks slump; dollar, U.S. yields ease

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 01:35 PM PDT

* U.S. Treasuries yields drop, gold bounces back (Adds New York closing prices, weekly metrics, quotes)

Fitch Affirms Iceland at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 01:07 PM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, August 01 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland's Long-term foreign and local currency Issue Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB'...

Fitch Affirms Armenia at 'BB-'; Outlook Stable

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, August 01 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Armenia's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BB-'....

Net long U.S. dollars rise to highest in 6 months - CFTC, Reuters

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 12:59 PM PDT

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Speculators lifted their bullish bets on the U.S. dollar in the latest week to the highest in six months, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released on...