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[Update] Romania: Basescu rolls the dice ...their constituencies and worry about the political price they could pay for backing unpopular...sector wages and pensions Indeed, the political backdrop risks pushing the country back...uncertainty of a few years ago, where political parties failed to reach a consensus agreement...ratings open to downgrades – a clear risk for a cut in the outlook [in the short... Stefan Wagstyl ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Africa can remind the world of the capitalist way ...Goodluck Jonathan could have brought the country near to a full political meltdown. But in 2012, Nigerian consumers want to buy their...regulation is a model for the rest of the world. While the political risk premium remains relatively high, over the past decade real... By Dambisa Moyo ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Anglo Says South Africa Must End Debate Over Nationalization Anglo American Plc, the fourth- largest diversified mining company, said South Africa must end a debate about nationalizing ... take over national mineral resources. The ruling... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Asian Stocks Hold Five-Month High as Greece Talks Weigh on Global Outlook Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos began a second round of negotiations with international creditors in Athens to stave off default as political ... '' The global economy is slowing down, Europe's sovereign debt crisis is deepening and the downside risks ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Barnes & Noble, GE, Komen, ReDigi: Intellectual Property The caps bore counterfeit versions of marks belonging to the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, Ohio State University and... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Bovespa-Index Futures Drop Signals Braziliian Stocks to Snap Five-Day Gain Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans to meet with the nation's political ... '' Greece's struggles are pushing stocks down all around the world, as risk aversion increases,... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said there may be... Australia' s national and state governments accepted long term liability for accidental CO2... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
China Central Bank to Aid Home Buyers to Balance Crackdown on Speculators cut the nation ... Jim O'Neill, the economist who coined the term BRIC for developing nations ... many... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
China’s Stocks Decline Most in Three Weeks on Concern Slowdown Will Worsen '' The global economy is slowing down, Europe's sovereign debt crisis is deepening and the downside risks ... ' Hard Landing' Risk ... A'' hard landing'' for China is a key risk ... A gathering of Greece' s political ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Cliffs Becomes Easy Target With Cheapest Mining Value in America: Real M&A The International Monetary Fund cut its 2012 growth forecast for China to 8.2 percent from 9 percent last month, after the nation expanded in the last three months of the year at... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Corn Falls; Crude Oil Declines; Gas Slides: Commodities at Close Gold advanced for the first time in three days on concern that a potential default by Greece may fuel demand for haven assets as leaders of the European nation struggled to agree... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Dubai Timespreads at Lowest in Almost Two Weeks; SK Sells Dubai Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will provided long-term buyers in March with full volumes, according to buyers at three refiners in Asia who were notified by Adnoc and who declined to... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Emerging-Market Stocks Decline on China Growth Concern, Greek Debt Talks Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans to discuss with the nation's... cut the nation ... on the nation's benchmark stock index. Palabora gained more than 68 percent... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
European Stocks Drop for Second Day as Bunds Advance on Greek Debt Talks The Dutch 10-year bond yield declined two basis points before the nation sells July 2022 securities. The cost of insuring against a default on European government bonds fell to... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
European Stocks Drop for Second Day; BMW, LVMH, Swatch Retreat Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is convening the nation's political leaders to seek consensus on the cuts required for another European Union-led bailout. They have already... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
European Stocks Fall on Greek Debt Talks Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is planning to meet political ... A'' hard landing'' for China is a key risk for the global economy, Andrew Colquhoun, the Hong... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Farmers Plan Biggest Crops Since 1984 Global food costs are down 11 percent from a peak a year ago as grain output rises from China to Canada, United Nations ... Park, Kansas-based National ... The national rate fell to 8.3... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Financial sector must change, says Sants ...questions about their clients’ tolerance of risk. Large financial groups that were due to...institutions helped foster dangerous levels of risk in the financial system, so plans... financial products and monitor systemic risk but chose not to combine its two market ... compromised by having to submit to an element of political oversight of decisions. France divides... By Brooke Masters, Chief Regulation Correspondent ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Finnish, German Bonds Advance as Greek Leaders Struggle to Reach Debt Deal Dutch 10-year bonds rose as the nation was due to sell at least 5 billion euros of the securities.'' The Greek negotiations are continuing at a sluggish pace, with still no... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Foreign Investors Buy Net 11 Billion Rupees of Indian Stocks Overseas investors bought a net 11 billion rupees ($226.9 million) of Indian equities yesterday, raising their investment in the equities this year to 173.1 billion rupees, according to the nation ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
France’s Trade Gap Widens to Record Sarkozy wants to raise the nation ... The ministry estimates that the nation ... In addition to the trade deficit, Sarkozy has presided over increasing unemployment, a surge in the national ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
German Industrial Production Unexpectedly Fell in December Business sentiment jumped to a five-month high in January and factory orders gained 1.7 percent in December, driven by demand from outside the 17-nation euro area.'' Today's... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Glencore to Buy Xstrata for $41 in Shares The copper-to-cotton trader owns mines, plants, ports and warehouses and employs 2,800 people at marketing units in 40 nations ... Rising commodity demand from developing nations and... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Glencore, Xstrata Deal to Squeeze Japan Coal After Fukushima the Asian nation shifts away from nuclear energy following the... of the nation ... The nation is running its thermal coal plants at nearly 100 percent because the fuel is the... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Global Wind Power Market Rose 6% to 41 Gigawatts in 2011, Led by China of the nation ... Honduras and the Dominican Republic put up their first wind farms while in the African island-nation of Cape Verde, the installed base rose 12-fold to 24 megawatts.... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
India Forecasts Slowest Economic Growth Since ’09, Adding to Rate-Cut Case The central bank has signaled readiness to follow nations from Brazil to Indonesia in lowering borrowing costs... The South Asian nation is selling more debt after a slump of... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Indonesia Stock Movers: Bumi Resources, Indika, Vale Indonesia PT Vale Indonesia (INCO IJ), the nation's biggest nickel producer, dropped 2.5 percent to 3,900 rupiah. A group of protesters burnt Vale's camp in Morowali regency in... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Iran Calls U.S. Sanctions on Financial Institutions Psychological Warfare Sanctions against Iran will fail to influence the nation's determination to pursue its'' rights'' and will have... by the 27-nation bloc set to take effect on July 1. Iran has... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Irish Urge Children to Leave Amid Job Losses The nation's unemployment rate, at... Irish bonds have delivered the best returns in the euro area over the past year, as the European Central Bank bought the nation's debt and... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
JPMorgan, Smith & Nephew, Dresdner, GE Capital, Fidelity in Court News He faces as long as 20 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charges, and has been imprisoned as a flight risk ... Baum, a political science professor at Ohio State... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Kenya Airways Heads for Lowest Close in 3 Years: Nairobi Mover The national carrier also plans to have twelve cargo freighters by 2022. It plans to raise as much as 23 billion shillings ($276 million), Business Daily, a Nairobi-based... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Naira Advances on Speculation of Nigerian Central Bank’s Support The foreign-exchange reserves of Africa's most populous nation have increased 5.5 percent this year to $34.7 billion as of Feb. 2, according to the central bank.'' The... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
NATIONAL AEROSPA January Sales Rise 58.22% (Table) : 3004 TT NATIONAL AEROSPA said unconsolidated sales in January rose 58.22% to NT $74,444,000 from NT $47,051,000, according to a statement filed to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. (... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Osborne looks to limit damage of ‘credit busts’ ...Speaking in the Commons second reading debate on the Financial Services Bill, Mr Osborne said the Bank should be under no political pressure to act, so that a chancellor could not insist that a “housing boom was kept going as an election approached... governor has a statutory responsibility to tell the chancellor if a crisis is blowing up which could put public money at risk, having taken the advice of his deputy governors for financial stability and for the prudential regulation of individual... By George Parker ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Palabora Drop Ends JSE’s Best 4-Month Rally: Johannesburg Mover Palabora Mining Co. Ltd., a South African copper producer majority owned by Rio Tinto Group and Anglo American Plc, fell, ending the best four-month rally on the nation's... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Papademos Seeks Greek Consensus on Cuts Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans to convene the nation's political leaders... Short-term debt sales are the only source of market financing available for the nation.... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Philippines Deploys Military to Aid Rescue After Quake Kills at Least 48 The official death toll from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was 15, with 71 people missing and 52 injured, according to a government statement.... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Philippines Deploys Military to Aid Rescue After Quake Kills at Least 48 The latest deaths could revive charges that the government has not planned for such emergencies, Benito Lim, a political ... The official death toll from the National Disaster Risk ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Private-Equity Lobbying Protected Romney’s Tax Benefit of Carried Interest '' We believe that tax policy should incentivize the kind of entrepreneurial risk-taking that private-equity firms take every day... that tracks political contributions. Investors... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Qatar’s Shares Retreat on Speculation Nine-Day Rally Overdone Qatari shares retreated for the first time in 10 days on speculation recent gains were overdone given earnings and lower dividends at the Persian Gulf nation ... Qatar National ... Investors were also disappointed with dividends at Qatar National ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Resource suitors move apart on the FTSE 100 ...second bail-out, without which it will default on debt payments due in March, traders were reluctant to take on further risk, keeping global markets off six-month highs. The FTSE 100 slipped just 2 points overall to 5,890.47. “What has been surprising is the fairly shallow sell-off seen so far to this political theatre playing out in Athens which suggests that markets ultimately believe that a deal will either be done, or that the... By Michael Hunter ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Russia Seeks to Prod Syria’s Assad A top-level Russian delegation arrived in Damascus in a bid to prod President Bashar al-Assad toward a political settlement after blocking United Nations ... Syria's opposition umbrella group, the Syrian National ... The league later drafted a plan that called for the formation of a national ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Russia: risk-on for foreign investors ...investors are taking a fresh look at risk, specifically emerging market equities and...Russian state but the global appetite for risk, which is being driven beyond Russia.. .taken at least some slight account of political factors. One western investor told...lot of [fund managers] believe the political risks aren’t that great and that... Courtney Weaver ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Russian Ruble Climbs Fourth Day After Urals Rises to Highest Since May Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans to discuss the implementation of additional fiscal measures needed to secure a second European Union-led bailout with the nation's... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Saudi Arabia Most Risky of Emerging Economies, Maplecroft Says founder... Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, has the most uncertain political ... Saudi Arabia is the only country in the group which faces increasing short-term and long-term political ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Saudis risk Iranian anger over crude flow ...its long-stated policy of meeting its customers’ request for any quantity of crude oil. “It is a commercial, not a political decision,” the Gulf-based industry official said. Rostam Ghasemi, Iran’s oil minister, over the weekend urged... By Javier Blas in London ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Snow, Ice and Siberian Cold Blanket Croatian Palms to Eastern Russia Romania closed 46 national roads today because of blizzard conditions and four Black Sea ports because of strong winds. Air traffic at the country's two international airports... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Declines to Lowest Level Since June 2009 South Africa has the highest unemployment rate of 61 nations tracked by Bloomberg. The number of people working rose 179,000 to 13.5 million as factories and retailers added jobs... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Swedish Bonds Retrace Gains Against Germany Swedish bonds underperformed benchmark German debt as investors scaled back bets that the Nordic nation ... most indebted nations including Italy and Spain. European leaders have... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Swiss Stocks Drop; UBS, Swatch Fall as Earnings Miss Forecasts Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet the nation's politicians again today to discuss further fiscal measures to secure a second European Union-led bailout. European... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
The ice is cracking under Putin ...thaw. After a long period of close political control in Russia, the ice is cracking...a symbol of the abuse of the law for political purposes. The demand for Khodorkovsky...one he created. Even one of his close political allies comments: “Putin says the system...tough crackdown would only increase the risk that he goes the way of the Arab autocrats... By Gideon Rachman ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Treasury 10-Year Yields Approach One-Week High Before Three-Year Note Sale Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans to convene a meeting of the nation's political leaders to seek consensus on the cuts required for a bailout. At stake is whether... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Turkey Lira Gains Past 200-Day Average on Greek Austerity Deal Speculation Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos plans to convene the nation's political leaders to seek consensus on the cuts required for a bailout as unions called a strike to protest and... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Turkish Stocks: Akcansa, Akfen Holding, TAV Move in Istanbul Turkey' s benchmark ISE National 100 Index fell for the first time in five days, losing less than 0.1 percent to 60,669.03 at the midday close in Istanbul. The following were... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
U.S. Stock Futures Little Changed on Greece U.S. stocks declined yesterday, paring a five-week advance for the S&P 500, as Greece's political ... '' The global economy is slowing down, Europe's sovereign- debt crisis is deepening and the downside risks ... Greece' s Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and the leaders of the three political ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
U.S. WTO Case Against China ‘Major Reason’ for Citibank Nod China requires foreign banks to'' co-brand'' with Chinese operators to issue credit cards in yuan, and to execute payments through China UnionPay Data Co. The U.S. says the rules contravene a pledge the world's most populous nation ... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
UK bankers and the matter of the public good ...long-term incentive plan”, in theory worth as much as £5m a year, is worthless. And a few days ago, after intense political pressure, Mr Hester said he was waiving his annual bonus – worth just under £1m at the time – for the second time...had better make sure it has in reserve another banker of Mr Hester’s calibre who can wind down RBS’s complex high-risk balance sheet without blowing it up – and costing taxpayers far more in the long run than a £1m bonus. Patrick Jenkins... By Patrick Jenkins ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Yen Weakens After Data Show Japan Intervened in November; Aussie Advances Japan's currency fell versus all but one of its major peers after the Ministry of Finance said the nation ... The 17-nation currency has fallen 4.4 percent over the past three months... ,,, 7 Feb 2012
Apple under pressure over board elections ...accountability”, said Ms Simpson. Apple has again opposed the motion. “The unusual mechanics of California law create the risk that directors who enjoy overwhelming shareholder support may fail to be elected because an insufficient number of shareholders...make changes. At the February 23 meeting, Apple faces additional shareholder proposals asking for greater disclosure of political donations, and an advisory vote on directors pay. The National Center for Public Policy Research has also proposed that... By Dan McCrum in New York …. 6 Feb 2012 …. 6 Feb 2012
Arsenal’s Wenger May Replace France Coach Blanc, Mail Says: Soccer Roundup Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger could replace Laurent Blanc as France national ... England coach Fabio Capello criticized the Football Association for stripping John Terry of the national ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Asian Stocks Advance, Extend Longest Streak Since ’10, on U.S. Jobs Report Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. (1288), the nation's third-biggest lender by market value, dropped 2 percent amid concern that a worsening of Europe' s crisis will hurt... …. 6 Feb 2012
BofA, JPMorgan, Ex-UBS Trader, Foreclosure Deal, Goldman in Court News Harris, 47, whose state is the most populous and leads the nation in foreclosure filings for... of a national ... The agreement to grant so-called most-favored nation status... …. 6 Feb 2012
Border inquiry slows Heathrow e-gates plan Efforts to clear immigration queues at Heathrow airport in readiness for the Olympics have been put at risk by an investigation into the turmoil in autumn at the UK Border Agency. BAA, Heathrow’s owner, has spent £8m installing...s commercial director, told the Financial Times. Decisions are being delayed until the results of an inquiry into a political furore last year over the relaxation of border controls at UK ports during the busy summer period. Brodie Clark, head of... By Rose Jacobs and Helen Warrell …. 6 Feb 2012
Britain Prepares for Worst as EU Strives to End Euro Crisis Almost half of British exports go to the 17 euro nations and U.K. banks are exposed to more than $1 trillion of borrowings in the region.'' What happens in the euro zone... …. 6 Feb 2012
Cameron Faith in Ratings That Don’t Matter Hurts Pound With Anemic GrowthInvestors are beginning to favor policies promoting growth over austerity just as the biggest government-spending squeeze since World War II risks ... , cited weakened'' effectiveness, stability and predictability of American policy makers and political ... '' We perceive their political ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Cameroon Robusta, Arabica Export Prices Drop in Week to Feb. 5 Prices for robusta and arabica coffee exports from Cameroon declined in the week through Feb. 5, according to the nation's Cocoa and Coffee Board. The average export price for... …. 6 Feb 2012
Carlyle Suit Ban, ECB-Greek Rescue, Pipeline Bill, CDO Charges: Compliance Harris, 47, whose state is the most populous and leads the nation in foreclosure... National supervisors... Supervisory colleges, groups of national regulators that... …. 6 Feb 2012
Chile’s Economy Grew Faster-Than-Forecast 5.3% in December Industrial production grew 5.4 percent last year, about half as fast as retail sales, according to the National Statistics Institute. Retail revenue growth will decelerate to... …. 6 Feb 2012
China Bans Airlines From EU Carbon Scheme The system contravenes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and... Other nations ... Air China, the nation's largest international carrier, generated 11... …. 6 Feb 2012
China Risks Growth-Rate Cut if Europe Worsens from the nation ... China's economy is unlikely to experience a'' hard landing'' and the nation has room to boost fiscal... in the 17-nation euro area. German factory orders may... …. 6 Feb 2012
China Stocks: Changchun Gas, China Vanke, Cosco Shipping '' We estimate the nation's gas demand to... Cosco Shipping Co. (600428) (600428 CH), the nation's biggest shipping line, gained 0.9 percent to 4.43 yuan amid optimism a... …. 6 Feb 2012
China’s Lowest Lunar Sales Growth Since 2009 Seen Dimming Outlook: Retail China's consumers have been hurt by a drop in home prices, which fell for a fifth month in January, according to SouFun Holdings Ltd., the nation's biggest real-estate... …. 6 Feb 2012
Chinese City to Relocate Smelters After Cadmium Pollutes River The metal will have a lasting environmental impact on fish and soil when it sinks to the riverbed, China National ... spill, met national ... Water further upstream still had cadmium levels that exceeded national ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Citigroup Sees Prolonged Discount for Russian Political Risk s domestic political risk and the discount will be priced in... '' The political risk premium should stay,'' Citigroup analysts led by Kingsmill Bond and Andrey Kuznetsov said in an... …. 6 Feb 2012
Clinton Calls for ‘Immense Pressure’ on Assad Russia and China vetoed on Feb. 4 a proposal by western and Arab countries that backed an Arab League plan to facilitate a political ... '' We are trying to start a process of political ... '' The failure to do so will increase the risk ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Dombret Says European Leaders’ Fiscal Reforms Aren’t Convincing In Greece, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has struck a tentative deal with political parties... '' This strategy ultimately has its limits, be they political ... puts at risk'' the key... …. 6 Feb 2012
Doubt cast on any future Scottish sovereign rating ...methodology explicitly states that countries would be marked down if they did not have a long record. “Immature economic and political institutions increase the risk of unpredictable behaviour in times of stress, inviting negative credit implications,” its methodology states. It adds... By Chris Giles, Economics Editor …. 6 Feb 2012
Earthquake Kills 7 in Philippines, Tsunami Warning Lifted The dead and missing included two children killed after walls collapsed, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in a 4 p.m. bulletin. A level-2 tsunami... …. 6 Feb 2012
Egypt Asked by U.S. About Reports NGO Workers Will Be Prosecuted in Cairo The Washington-based National ... Five Serbs, two Germans, three Arabs and 14 Egyptians are also reported to be facing charges, the National ... The Egyptian delegation also met last week with Defense Department officials and with members of Obama's national ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Egypt move on foreign groups puts aid at risk ...Republican Institute which have close ties with the two main US political parties. Both had been given permission by the Egyptian authorities...financial assistance and other support for the economic and political reforms that are occurring in Egypt.” Mrs Clinton was... By Heba Saleh in Cairo …. 6 Feb 2012
Egypt to Sell $1.1 Billion Local Debt as It Seeks Money Abroad debt to nationals living... The nation has increased its reliance on local banks to finance its widening budget deficit as the unrest that toppled President Hosni Mubarak a year... …. 6 Feb 2012
ESPO Premiums Slightly Higher; Aramco Narrows Light-Heavy Spread National Iranian Oil Co., which sells most of its crude to Asia, will supply its light grade to the region at the lowest premium in six months after the reduction by Saudi... …. 6 Feb 2012
EU May Relax Sovereign Debt Demands for Banks National supervisors will probably discuss the so-called sovereign buffer,... Groups of national regulators that oversee Europe's largest cross-border banks are scheduled... …. 6 Feb 2012
EU Transaction Tax Is ‘Undesirable,’ Dutch Central Bank Says The Dutch central bank said it opposes the introduction of a European financial transaction tax that it estimated would cost the nation ... of the nation's economy. In addition, the... …. 6 Feb 2012
Euro Drops Against Dollar, Yen on Concern Greek Bailout Agreement Elusive allowing the nation to receive a second bailout from international... Australia's currency retreated for the first time in five days after the nation's retail sales declined... …. 6 Feb 2012
Euro Drops Against Dollar, Yen on Concern Greek Bailout Agreement Elusive The euro slid the most in a week against the dollar and yen on concern Greece' s political ... '' The talks are influencing risk ... Papademos struck a tentative deal with political ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Euro Markets Rebound on Draghi-Merkel Policies Bets made at Intrade.com implied a 39 percent probability on Feb. 3 of a country leaving the 17-nation... sanctions on nations with bloated deficits. Italian Prime Minister Mario... …. 6 Feb 2012
European Sentix Investor Confidence Rises to Seven-Month High An index measuring sentiment in the 17-nation euro area increased to minus 11.1 from minus 21.1 in January, Limburg, Germany-based Sentix said in an e-mailed statement today. A... …. 6 Feb 2012
European Stocks Retreat on Greece Deadline The euro area's debt crisis will cut China' s economic expansion almost in half if it worsens, a scenario that would warrant'' significant'' fiscal stimulus from the nation ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Foreign Investors Buy Net 9.74 Billion Rupees of Indian Stocks Overseas investors bought a net 9.74 billion rupees ($198.9 million) of Indian equities on Feb. 3, raising their investment in the equities this year to 162 billion rupees, according to the nation ... …. 6 Feb 2012
German Factory Orders Gained in December on Demand From Abroad At the same time, the government and the International Monetary Fund have reduced their 2012 growth forecasts as budget cuts across the 17-nation... Orders from euro-region nations ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Greek Leaders Wrestle With Spending Cuts Demanded for Rescue Even after a second bailout, Greece may be saddled with too much debt, too little growth and too large a budget hole to do without even more money, which euro nations led by... …. 6 Feb 2012
Hamas Agrees to Keep Abbas as Palestinian Prime Minister Before Election '' No matter what we are facing, no matter the difficult times, we see reconciliation as a national ... achieve our national goal for liberation. Hamas has remained opposed to peace... …. 6 Feb 2012
Hindustan Unilever Net Income Exceeds Estimates on Soap, Detergent Sales The maker of Dove shampoo and Surf detergent has benefited as rising incomes in the world's second-most populous nation spurred spending on personal-care products and... …. 6 Feb 2012
IMF: Europe could hit China, hard ...emanating from Europe". From the report: The most salient risk is from an intensification of feedback loops between sovereign...and output in both Europe and elsewhere. Should such a tail risk of financial volatility emanating from Europe be realised, it... Rob Minto …. 6 Feb 2012 …. 6 Feb 2012
India’s HDFC to Raise 60 Billion Rupees on Housing Demand Home sales rose in the fourth quarter last year in Bangalore, Chennai and the National Capital Region, which includes New Delhi and its surrounding areas. HDFC, as the company... …. 6 Feb 2012
Indonesia Stock Movers: Bumi Resources, London Sumatra, Petrosea Palm oil producers: PT Astra Agro Lestari (AALI), the nation's largest plantation stock by market value, gained 2.1 percent to 21,950 rupiah. PT Perusahaan Perkebunan... …. 6 Feb 2012
Indonesia’s Economy Grows at Fastest Pace Since 1996 as Investment Climbs The nation's currency has advanced about 1 percent... Southeast Asian nation, including setting up another factory to build engines, it said in January.'' Indonesia has good... …. 6 Feb 2012
Japan Tobacco Raises Forecast on Better-Than-Expected Sales The company had lost some sales to rivals after the nation's worst earthquake on record damaged factories, leading to shortages of some brands. The cigarette maker also raised... …. 6 Feb 2012
Madrid prepares privatisation spree ...selling part of the country’s national lottery, and the Madrid and Barcelona airports, due to turbulent markets, domestic political opposition and poor planning. Bankers expect these processes to be reactivated over the next six months. The Madrid...selling a stake, or a concession to operate the service for several decades. However, politicians in Madrid are aware of the risk of controversy if a decision to sell part of the metro goes ahead, or prices are raised again, and may still opt to find... By Miles Johnson in Madrid …. 6 Feb 2012
Markets Live transcript 6 Feb 2012 ...second bailout and the agreement of the political leaders before Eurogroup.” PMAnd...parties won't "underbid" PMWon't risk things PMAnyway, here's...perceive to be the albeit small completion risk. BERerating for X/G because it is...synergies and correcting for the deal risk uncertainty that was hanging... Paul Murphy …. 6 Feb 2012
National Aluminium Profit Falls More Than Expected on Prices National Aluminium Co. (NACL), India' s biggest state-owned producer, posted a more-than-expected 80... National Aluminium shares fell 3 percent to 61.85 rupees at the close of... …. 6 Feb 2012
Netanyahu Says Only Military Strength Guarantees Security in Middle East Referring to Israel as a'' cancerous tumor'' that will be cut, Khamenei said in his Friday, Feb. 3, sermon that'' if any nation or any group confronts the Zionist regime,... …. 6 Feb 2012
Norway Economic Crimes Agency Levies Tax Fine on Transocean Unit The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime levied a tax fine on units in the Transocean (RIG) Ltd. group, according... …. 6 Feb 2012
Oil Declines on European Economic Concern; Brent Premium Rises The nation, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting... The Persian Gulf nation has threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a transit route for about a fifth of the... …. 6 Feb 2012
Rand Falls Most in Three Weeks as Greece’s Leaders Continue Bailout Talks A measure of commodity prices declined and South Africa's benchmark stock index fell, tracking emerging-market stocks, on concern Greece's political leaders will fail to reach an agreement allowing the nation ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Russia Stocks Climb to 6-Month High as Protests Pass Peacefully The'' political risk premium dissipates further as rallies in Moscow pass off peacefully,'' Julian Rimmer, a trader of Russian shares at CF Global Trading in London, wrote in... …. 6 Feb 2012
Sensex Index Extends Five-Week Rally on Rupee’s Gain, U.S. Jobs Recovery The S&P CNX Nifty (NIFTY) Index on the National ... Policy makers reduced the amount lenders must set aside as reserves for the first time in three years, joining nations from... …. 6 Feb 2012
Spain’s Property Purge No Panacea for Loan Drought: Euro Credit Bankia, based in Valencia, is the nation's third- biggest lender. The aim is'' for Spanish banks to be able to extend credit by being cleaner, stronger and more transparent... …. 6 Feb 2012
Speculators’ Bullish Wagers at 12-Week High as Growth Emerges: Commodities Accelerating global growth signals improving demand after food costs tracked by the United Nations fell 5.5 percent last year, the first retreat since 2008.'' Agricultural... …. 6 Feb 2012
Stocks in Europe Drop as Euro Weakens Before Deadline for Greek Agreement strategist at National ... That scenario would warrant'' significant'' fiscal stimulus from the nation's government, the IMF said. The Shanghai Composite Index was little changed... …. 6 Feb 2012
Stocks Least Loved Since ’80s as U.S. Scales Wall of Worries Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose in January to the highest level since 2007, according to an index released Jan. 18 by the National Association of Home Builders and Wells... …. 6 Feb 2012
Syrian Forces Shell Cities to Crush Revolt After Russian UN Veto Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pressed their attacks as they tried to crush a violent 11-month uprising after Russia vetoed a United Nations ... '' Faced with a neutered Security Council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the United Nations ... Lavrov said that his country asked western and Arab nations ... …. 6 Feb 2012
Tour de France Champ Contador Gets 2-Year Suspension for Failed Drug Test The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland overturned the Spaniard's acquittal by his national cycling federation for testing positive for traces of... …. 6 Feb 2012
U.K. Gilts Advance Amid Greek Concern; Pound Gains Versus Euro Sterling has declined 0.8 percent this year according to Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes, which track 10 developed-nation currencies. The dollar declined 2.3 percent,... …. 6 Feb 2012
