State regulators warn virtual currency exchanges: WSJ
(Reuters) - State regulators are warning virtual currency exchanges and other companies that deal with Bitcoin that they could be shut down if their activities run counter to money transmission laws,...
View ArticleResults of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (MICEX - Moscow...
(Source: MICEX - Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange) Results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Moscow Exchange was held in Moscow on June 25,...
View ArticleAnalysis: How debt woes brought Batista's Brazil empire to the brink
By Jeb Blount SAO JOÃO DA BARRA, Brazil (Reuters) - As Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's EBX industrial empire crumbles, it increasingly resembles his most visible accomplishment, the Port of Açu....
View ArticleEgypt protests could heap pressure on beleaguered currency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank faces an uphill task keeping the country's currency stable if mass anti-government protests planned over the coming days turn violent or drag on for too long. A...
View ArticleBonds pay the price as Brazil tries to buy off its protesters
Blake Schmidt São Paulo The record rout in Brazilian bonds is deepening on speculation that President Dilma Rousseff’s vow to boost spending to placate protesters will swell the budget deficit at a...
View ArticleHow debt woes brought Batista's Brazil empire to the brink
SAO JOÃO DA BARRA, Brazil (Reuters) - As Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's EBX industrial empire crumbles, it increasingly resembles his most visible accomplishment, the Port of Açu. In other...
View ArticleSoothing central bank talk steadies shares
London - Gold slumped to a near three-year low on Wednesday as healthy US data supported the Federal Reserve's plan to cut back its stimulus, while reassurance that Europe was not about to follow suit...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Colombia's central bank holds key rate steady at 3.25 pct
* Rate decision was unanimous * Benchmark rate held steady for third straight month * Low inflation leaves policymakers room to stimulate growth By Helen Murphy and Peter Murphy BOGOTA, June 28...
View ArticleMonks Investment Trust PLC - Annual Financial Report (The Monks Investment...
(Source: The Monks Investment Trust plc) Monks Investment Trust PLC THE MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30...
View ArticleCNH Tracker-Hong Kong must heed risks as China toughens up on credit
By Saikat Chatterjee HONG KONG, June 27 (Reuters) - The liquidity crunch in China's financial system last week spooked global markets and led to a downgrade in the outlook of Hong Kong banks that has...
View ArticleRegulators bolster bank capital rules for derivatives
LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Banks will have to set aside capital to back their risky financial derivatives trades under draft rules published by global regulators on Friday to safeguard market...
View ArticleEMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks fall on last trading day of quarter
* Bovespa headed for weakest quarter in nearly 5 years * Central bank sees growth down and inflation up * Brazil Bovespa falls 0.9 pct, Mexico IPC rises 1.15 pct By Lucas Iberico-Lozada SAO PAULO,...
View ArticleBanks slow to revive Singapore trading desks after rate-fixing cull
SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) - Cost pressures and tougher regulation mean banks in Singapore are struggling to replace the 100 traders who left the market during a rate-fixing probe. The world's...
View ArticleBrazil economy may grow more in Q2 than in Q1 - central bank
BRASILIA, June 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy could grow more in the second quarter than the 0.6 percent...
View ArticleColombia's central bank likely to hold rates to bolster growth
* Analysts see rate unchanged amid growth, low inflation * Colombian currency, bonds weakened over Fed stimulus talk * Rate unchanged since March after cuts summing 200 bps By Helen Murphy BOGOTA,...
View ArticleRupee Plunge to Record Seen Damaging Economy; Bonds, Stocks Fall
India’s rupee plunged to a record 60.7650 per dollar as investors favored the greenback after latest data bolstered the U.S. economic outlook. Bonds and stocks declined. The Bloomberg Dollar Index,...
View ArticleWorld central bank policymakers change gears
June 28 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's gradual exit plan from printing money has shifted the world's central bank landscape and thrown financial markets into a spin. The U.S. central bank has...
View ArticleBrazil's CPFL Renováveis seeks to raise up to $665 million in IPO
* Suggested price is 12.51-15.01 reais a share * CPFL to proceed with IPO despite recent market turmoil SAO PAULO, June 27 (Reuters) - CPFL Energias Renováveis SA, the alternative energy unit of...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Brazil's CPFL Renováveis seeks $665 mln in IPO
* Suggested price is 12.51 reais-15.01 reais a share * CPFL to proceed with IPO despite recent market turmoil * BTG Pactual, Previ pledge $411 mln in capital for IPO SAO PAULO, June 27 (Reuters) -...
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