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The index is down 6 percent on the year, however, and global stocks in August fell more than 7.5 percent, their biggest monthly decline since May 2010. Investors entered the month in one of the most bearish moods in recent times. Reuters asset ...
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| Investors slash equities in August melt: Reuters poll Reuters By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Globalinvestors slashed their holdings of equities below 50 percent this month and piled into cash, reflecting what was lining up to be the worst August for world stocks since 1998. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Reuters |
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PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - French spirits group Pernod Ricard posted higher annual profits, meeting consensus expectations, underpinned by solid Asian market growth, and vowed to further reduce its debt. The world's second-largest spirits group after ...
See all stories on this topic » Singapore GLP, Canada Pension Plan form Japan JV
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SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Singapore's Global Logistic Properties said on Thursday that it has formed a joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to develop logistics facilities in Japan, as it looks to tap increasing demand in ...
See all stories on this topic » Global partners monitor US F-35 program: Lockheed
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet has firm support from its internationalpartners, but they are keeping a close eye on changes the government might make to the program, a company executive said on Wednesday. ...
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| "Act now" to save global recovery, IMF chief urges - Yahoo! News Read '"Act now" to save global recovery, IMF chief urges' on Yahoo! News. JACKSON HOLE, Wyo (Reuters) - The new head of the IMF on Saturday called on ... news.yahoo.com/urgent-action-needed-protect-recovery-imf-c... |
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By Richard Pullin MELBOURNE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Thursday following gains on Wall Street, with technology and consumer shares outperforming, and credit spreads tightened on optimism central banks around the world will have to do ...
See all stories on this topic » UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto: world needs 800 mln more tonnes of iron ore in next 8 yrs
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PERTH, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The world needs at least 100 million tonnes of additional iron ore supply each year for the next eight years to meet demand growth projections in steel making, miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday. At that rate, global iron ore ...
See all stories on this topic » Brazil slashes interest rates on global worries
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By Raymond Colitt and Isabel Versiani BRASILIA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank slashed its key interest rate to 12 percent from 12.5 percent on Wednesday in a shock decision that it said reflects a mounting global slowdown as well as weaker ...
See all stories on this topic » Singapore GLP, Canada Pension Plan form Japan JV
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SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Singapore's Global Logistic Properties said on Thursday that it has formed a joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to develop logistics facilities in Japan, as it looks to tap increasing demand in ...
See all stories on this topic » Thomson Reuters Adds New Patent Authorities to Derwent World Patents Index
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The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters announced that its Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) database has expanded global coverage to include patent records from the patent issuing authorities of Poland, Hong Kong, and the Gulf Cooperation ...
See all stories on this topic » Philippines - Market factors to watch - Sept 1
Reuters Africa
MANILA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports which may influence local financial markets on Thursday: WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY IN THE PHILIPPINES - Joint press conference of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Department of Justice ...
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| Analysis: Lagarde shows independence from Europe as IMF chief Reuters By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New IMF chief Christine Lagarde's call to recapitalize European banks by force struck a nerve among the continent's Europe's policymakers and showed she is not afraid to challenge her former peers as many ... See all stories on this topic » |  Reuters |
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International donors and lenders such as the World Bank have criticised the government and threatened to halt loans until a solution is found. The government's response has been to cancel its annual meeting with donors, citing global economic ...
See all stories on this topic » China shares lower, beaten down cyclicals lead HK gains
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By Clement Tan and Vikram Subhedar HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares gained on Thursday, led by beaten-down cyclicals, but retreated from their intraday high after hitting a key resistance level that is expected to cap the recovery from ...
See all stories on this topic » China Premier: Inflation top task for Beijing
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China Premier Wen Jiabao signalled on Thursday that controlling inflation will remain a top priority in coming months even as the world economy wobbles. Although imported inflation is expected to remain elevated, Wen said the global ...
See all stories on this topic » Prospects darken for Irish economy
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By Carmel Crimmins and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prospects for fully emerging from one of the industrialized world's worst recessions darkened on Wednesday after data on unemployment, credit flows and arrears pointed to an even ...
See all stories on this topic » CANADA FX DEBT-C$ little changed by weak GDP; await US payrolls
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By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar ended the day slightly softer against the greenback on Wednesday as unexpectedly weak domestic GDP data was offset by some strength in the details and a rise in global stock markets. ...
See all stories on this topic » FTSE rallies, but August worst month in 2-1/2yrs
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Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas became the latest to cut their world GDP forecasts, reducingglobal growth estimates to just 3.8 percent for 2011 and 3.7 percent for 2012. The troubling data and downgrades are concerning policymakers and the minutes ...
See all stories on this topic » Flowserve Receives Contract for Singapore Desalination Plant
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31, 2011 - Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced a contract from Hyflux Ltd. to provide energy recovery devices for the Tuaspring Desalination ...
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| Beware the anti-knowledge Republicans Sydney Morning Herald Photo: Reuters/Jim Young Jon Huntsman Jr., a former Utah governor and ambassador to China, isn't a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination. And that's too bad, because Huntsman has been willing to say the unsayable about the GOP ... See all stories on this topic » |  Sydney Morning Herald |
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Collahuasi, the world's No.3 copper mine and jointly owned by global miners Xstrata (XTA.L) and Anglo American (AAL.L),, produced 504000 tonnes of copper in 2010, when output was hit by a month-long strike. The mine accounts for around 3 percent of ...
See all stories on this topic » Global miners seen keeping iron ore prices steady in Q4
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By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Global miners will likely keep iron ore contract prices mostly steady in the fourth quarter, with spot prices stabilising on firm Chinese demand and tight supplies, Reuters calculations showed. ...
See all stories on this topic » Europe shares suffer biggest monthly fall since Lehman
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The latest Reuters monthly asset allocation poll showed cash holdings in Europe leapt to 10.4 percent in August from 6.8 percent last month , while asset managers sharply cut equity holdings. "Economic growth is slowing down, with scant hopes of ...
See all stories on this topic » Key political risks to watch in India
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The cost of insuring against default on 5-year sovereign debt rose in August, along with debt markets elsewhere in the world, as fears of a global recession grew. Social activist Anna Hazare went on hunger strike from Aug. 16 for almost two weeks to ...
See all stories on this topic » Citigroup hires Kuo for Asia global banking role
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HONG KONG Aug 31 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Wednesday that it has hired Gary Kuo as vice-chairman of Asia global banking, as it looks to expand in one of the world's biggest markets for equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions. ...
See all stories on this topic » TREASURIES-Bonds fall but set for best month since late 2008
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Treasuries are poised for their best month since late 2008, at the height of the global credit crunch, when investors flocked to government debt to shelter their money. Recent safe-haven demand for bonds pushed benchmark yields to their lowest levels ...
See all stories on this topic » Libya's money on minds of world leaders
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(REUTERS FILES/Ben Nelms) Money makes the world go 'round, and it will make up a big part of the talk at a global summit on Libya in Paris. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will represent Canada at a meeting of world leaders Thursday in the historic ...
See all stories on this topic » Top economies saw trade growth dwindle in Q2-OECD
Reuters Africa
PARIS Aug 31 (Reuters) - A sharp slowdown in merchandise trade growth hit major worldeconomies in the second quarter of 2011, affecting both imports and exports, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday. ...
See all stories on this topic » SE Asia Stocks-Rally in weak month; S'pore jumps 3.3 pct
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For Vietnam's stock report, see For the month, Indonesia lost 7 percent, its biggest in seven months, with $990 million in outflows of global capital, while Thailand fell 5.6 percent, with $1.4 billion in outflows, according to Thomson Reuters data. ...
See all stories on this topic » For expat Africans, patriotism may pay
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"Global interest rates are the benchmark and you add a little premium. This is how you can assist your country, and the rate will be better than you can get in the developed world. Rather than put your money in a savings account, put it in a diaspora ...
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