Race to the bottom with G4 currency rhetoric
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:52:45 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - With economic policy stimuli already at full tilt, no government wants an overvalued exchange rate to slay recovery, and the rival "soft currency" needs are producing some elaborate rhetorical jousting.
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AIM property IPOs set to stay torpid, investors wary
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:14:54 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - A dearth of real estate firms listing on the London Stock Exchange's junior market is unlikely to change before 2012, even as the property market revives, with gun-shy investors only willing to back proven asset managers.
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Greek CDS overtures fall on deaf ears in Washington
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:23:19 +0000
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek leaders' overtures for far tougher curbs on credit default swaps fell largely on deaf ears in Washington, but they'll go back to Athens with some sage advice from local policy wonks: look in the mirror and don't blame market messengers for your debt woes.
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Investors set to rediscover Southeast Asia
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:24:49 +0000
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A year after Asian stocks began to rise, investors should turn their attention to Southeast Asia, which lagged the wider rally and where exporters are set to thrive on growth in China and India.
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AIG unit sale shows more buyers could hijack IPOs
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:29:58 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - More buyers could hijack planned flotations at the last minute after Prudential's surprise purchase of AIG's Asian life insurance unit showed the benefits of such "dual track" disposals.
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China coal hunger to put a floor under prices
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:37:25 +0000
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's appetite for imported coal will provide a solid floor for global prices of the commodity this year, but its imports may miss last year's peak as price-sensitive buyers shy from rebounding prices.
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Middle East oil demand to outpace world with petrodollars
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:48:42 +0000
DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Middle East oil demand could grow by nearly 5 percent in 2010, outpacing a modest recovery in global energy demand as the world's top oil exporting governments continue spending petrodollars to boost economies, analysts said.
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European capex outlook fillip for tech and industrial companies
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:13:37 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - European corporate investment is set to rise after a tough period and shares of firms in the industrial, technology and oil service sectors stand to benefit the most.
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Investors develop a taste for U.S. cattle futures
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:43:49 +0000
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Investors seeking strong returns in the commodity markets have been pouring money into U.S. cattle futures, sending prices to 15-month highs and boosting February volume 27 percent from a year ago.
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Bumps ahead for European car shares
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:40:03 +0000
LONDON (Reuters) - Equity investors are expected to stay away from most European auto firms this year as issues from chronic overcapacity to poor demand undermine confidence, though the premium car segment has potential to shine.
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