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...It is not immediately obvious that there will be closer economic ties with the United States, although Trump may well aim for that....
...pounds ($1.7 billion)....
...The program, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, covered losses for American commodities exporters in cases where their import partner failed to make a payment.”...
...The S&P 500 rose 0.7 per cent, helped by some encouraging earnings reports, after losing 2.7 per cent last week....
...Home prices in Beijing decelerated to a 6.4 per cent yearly increase, from 7.7 per cent. In Shanghai the pace cooled from 9.6 to 7.0 per cent....
...Examples include Rolls-Royce, Europe’s largest aircraft engine-maker, which receives most of its money in foreign currencies and issued a profit warning this year after a decade of unimpeded growth....
...(+1.64%) at 4,268 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +7.41 (+0.56%) at 1,341 FTSE100 up +54.24 (+0.82%) at 6,653 CAC 40 up +35.22 (+0.80%) at 4,427 Dax up +47.80 (+0.50%) at 9,604 Currencies €/$ 1.38 (...
...under the U.S....
...The sale to a consortium led by MMG, a subsidiary of state-owned Minmetals, is one of the largest acquisitions of mining assets by China....
...(Financial Times) Australia’s central bank signaled the end of a two-year easing cycle and foreshadowed stronger economic growth, sending the nation’s currency higher....
...(Financial Times) “U.S. prosecutors are seeking more than $13 billion from Bank of America to resolve federal and state investigations of the lender’s sale of bonds backed by home loans in the run-up to...
...(WSJ) “Some banks in the U.K. are talking with regulators and drawing up internal plans on how they would cope if the U.S. fails to increase its borrowing limit [with some saying] they have been stockpiling...
...(Financial Times) “Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng denounced the United States as “irresponsible” on Sunday after Washington accused China of jeopardizing a deal that aims to cut tariffs on technology products...
...(WSJ) “Shuanghui International intends to quickly ramp up pork exports from the U.S. as its top priority after Thursday’s closing of its $4.7 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods senior executives said...
...-0.10%) at 3,836 Dax down -2.18 (-0.03%) at 7,984 Currencies €/$ 1.30 (1.30) $/¥ 96.56 (96.26) £/$ 1.49 (1.49) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.34 at 109.88 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.01 at 92.05...
...€/$ 1.30 (1.30) $/¥ 82.08 (82.05) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +1.22 at 110.73 Light Crude (Nymex) up +1.09 at 87.58 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +7.40 at 1,724...
...It now has a record 12.9 percent share of goods imported by the United States, just short of China....
...to the Pentagon. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-05/qatar-uae-seek-up-to-7-6-billion-in-lockheed-defenses.html Pru to buy division of Thanachart Prudential is to make its first acquisition in Asia...
...Chile has announced year-on-year GDP growth of 5.7 per cent in the third quarter, beating consensus forecasts of 5.4 per cent....
...are “clearly” covered by a 1960 security treaty obliging the United States to come to Japan’s aid if attacked, a top U.S. diplomat said on Thursday, according to Reuters. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012...
...obliging the United States to come to Japan’s aid if attacked, a top U.S. diplomat said on Thursday, according to Reuters. http://reut.rs/VjUJzV US airs ad against film on Pakistan TV The US government...
...District Court in New York that “tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars” of loans made or sold in the state were affected by rigging the London interbank offered rate.”...
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.76% at 1,061 Europe FTSE up -0.13% at 5,852 RTS up +0.15% at 1,680 Warsaw Wig up +0.05% at 41,358 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.06% at 1,074 Americas DJIA up...
...Monday with the publication of inflation figures showing a jump to 7.23 per cent in April from a year earlier, well above expectations and reversing the downward trend of recent months, reports beyondbrics...
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