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Continue reading …UPDATE 1-Japan, China to coordinate on IMF efforts on euro zone BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Japan and China agreed on Sunday they will jointly respond to any funding request from the International Monetary Fund, which is looking to more than double the size of…
Continue reading …UPDATE 1-Greek cabinet backs extra austerity measures ATHENS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Greece’s cabinet approved on Saturday a final set of austerity measures sought by the EU and IMF as a condition for a 130 billion euro ($ 171 billion) rescue package,…
Continue reading …5 Housing Markets Where the Action Is Real-Time Advice: New data released today shows demand for new homes is beginning to build. These areas are growing the fastest.
Continue reading …UPDATE 5-Athens buildings burn as lawmakers weigh austerity ATHENS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Historic cinemas, cafes and shops went up in flames in central Athens on Sunday as black-masked protesters fought Greek police outside parliament, while inside lawmakers…
Continue reading …The Cost of Living Longer — Much Longer Number crunchers are dead set on figuring out how long you will live. For those saving for retirement, it’s the $ 27 trillion question.
Continue reading …Q&A-How will the EU regulate derivatives trading? BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – European Union diplomats and the European Parliament agreed on Thursday to overhaul regulation of the roughly $ 700 trillion derivatives market, a move that will make it…
Continue reading …REFILE-For investment banks, Indonesia holds promise and peril HONG KONG/JAKARTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The departure of Sri Mulyani Indrawati as Indonesia’s finance minister nearly two years ago seemed to sum up much that is both right and wrong in one of Asia’s…
Continue reading …Forward Calendar – U.S. corporate bond new issues Feb 8 (Reuters) – The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team,…
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