Yen in focus as G-7 discusses nurturing recovery May 10th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) AYLESBURY, England (AP) - Financial leaders from the world's top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as the stimulus measures of one its members, Japan, has caused its currency ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : focus, discusses, nurturing, recovery, Top Keywords

Yen slide in focus as G7 finance chiefs meet May 10th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Japan insisted on Friday that its tumbling yen would not be a hot topic at a meeting of global finance chiefs outside London, despite concerns in other camps about a looming currency war. &qu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : slide, focus, finance, chiefs, meet, Top Keywords

UK gov't agenda focuses on immigration, economy May 8th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gov't, agenda, focuses, immigration, economy, Top Keywords

UK gov't agenda to focus on immigration, economy May 8th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - The British government says it will announce bills to tighten immigration controls, reform pensions and reduce red tape for business when it lays out legislative plans for the next year at the state opening of Parliament on Wednesday. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gov't, agenda, focus, immigration, economy, Top Keywords

Asian shares inch higher on Wall Street record; focus on China data May 8th, 2013 - 02:40h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday on another record high for U.S. stocks and unexpectedly strong German industrial orders, as investors await the first batch of April data from China for the latest take on the region�... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, inch, higher, wall, street, record, focus, china, data, Top Keywords

Analysis: CIBC's Canada focus raises concerns as growth slows May 1st, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) By Cameron French TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's remake from swashbuckling Wall Street player to low-risk Canada-focused lender has stabilized its earnings, but some shareholders now worry that the bank faces outsized e... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, cibc's, canada, focus, raises, concerns, growth, slows, china, data, Top Keywords

Osborne steers FPC to focus on near-term growth Apr 30th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne published a formal remit for the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee on Tuesday, emphasising the need to focus on short-term growth. The government set up the Financial Policy Committee in th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, steers, focus, nearterm, growth, concerns, growth, slows, china, data, Top Keywords

Adichie focuses on Nigeria's present for new novel Apr 29th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The traffic is there, grinding life to a halt as the middle class pound out messages on BlackBerry mobile phones and worry about Facebook. The heat, the sweat and the daily tragedy of unclaimed bodies lying alongside roadways, p... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : adichie, focuses, nigeria's, present, novel, concerns, growth, slows, china, data, Top Keywords

Stock index futures fall, focus on GDP data Apr 26th, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.1 to 0.3 percent. U.S. economic growth likely rebounded in the first quarter after a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, index, futures, fall, focus, data, growth, slows, china, data, Top Keywords

Israeli focus on Syria gives Hagel respite on Iran Apr 23rd, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - On Chuck Hagel's inaugural visit to Israel as U.S. defense secretary, Syria surpassed Iran as the security threat of greatest urgency to the U.S.' closest Mideast ally. That quite unexpectedly gave the new Pentagon chief a ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, focus, syria, gives, hagel, respite, iran, slows, china, data, Top Keywords