FINANCIAL NEWS

Greece talks cast lengthy shadow
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:51 GMT
Sentiment on global markets restrained by disunity of Greek politicians on austerity measures but selling looks modest

Greek worries weigh on Wall Street
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:14 GMT
US stocks followed global indices lower, as Greece appeared to edge closer to default

FTSE lower as investors remain cautious
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:09:51 GMT
Shares edge lower after robust data lifted hopes that the worst of the global slowdown was over and helped the FTSE rise nearly 3% last week

Zero-based money risks trapping recovery
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:57:08 GMT
Bill Gross says that with a flat yield curve working as a disincentive for lenders low rate policy rations credit as fiercely as it does risk

Traders on alert for yen intervention
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:45 GMT
Japan knows that should it act unilaterally to prevent further currency appreciation as it did last year, it would risk upsetting the US Treasury

Dollar makes broad gains as euro caution returns
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:05:00 GMT
Sterling under pressure as more UK stimulus looms with yen the only leading currency to hold its ground against the dollar

Money flows back into emerging markets
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:35:12 GMT
Equity funds which fell out of favour for much of last year attracted $3.5bn in the week ending February 1, the most in almost a year

Julius Baer hit after weak results and US probe
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:31:10 GMT
Weak results and an ongoing US investigation into allegations of tax evasion among Swiss banks hit Julius Baer which saw its shares fall 4.7%

Brent crude oil breaks three-month high
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:13 GMT
Metals give up Friday?s gains from strong US labour data while WTI-Brent price differential widens to more than $18 in late-afternoon trade

Resource sector rally lifts Asian markets
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:03:28 GMT
Asia-Pacific stocks end broadly higher, buoyed by data that showed the US created more jobs than expected and M&A rumour in the mining sector