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15 Feb 2010 21:45:22 GMTEuro finance ministers pick ECB deputy president ( via Yahoo! Finance)
Finance ministers from the 16 countries that use the euro picked Portugal's central banker to be the new deputy president of the European Central Bank.
15 Feb 2010 09:47:04 GMTEuropean shares rise ahead of finance meeting (CNN Money)
European shares rose Monday, as investors kept an eye on a meeting of finance ministers from the countries that use the euro.
15 Feb 2010 17:09:07 GMTEU Finance Ministers To Mull Further Steps For Greece -Germany (Fox News)
EU Finance Ministers To Mull Further Steps For Greece -Germany
15 Feb 2010 14:55:09 GMTEurope Finance Chiefs Discuss Extra Deficit Steps Greece Needs (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European finance ministers will discuss extra measures Greece should take to bring its public finances under control, after leaders pledged support for the nation’s efforts to rein in the region’s largest deficit.
15 Feb 2010 13:40:20 GMTEurope Finance Ministers Face Pressure Over Greece (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European finance ministers are under pressure from investors to spell out the concrete measures they will take to rescue Greece, as new evidence emerged that the country may have turned to . banks to help mask the size of its debt.
15 Feb 2010 14:10:02 GMTEU Finance Ministers To Mull More Greece Measures Tuesday -Spain (Fox News)
EU Finance Ministers To Mull More Greece Measures Tuesday -Spain
15 Feb 2010 13:28:58 GMTEurope Finance Ministers Face Pressure for Greek Deal (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Finance chiefs from the 16 nations sharing the euro meet at 5 . in Brussels, where they also may decide who will replace Lucas Papademos in June as vice president of the European Central Bank.
15 Feb 2010 13:09:17 GMTPRESS RELEASE: Fitch Launches SMART Tool for Indian Structured Finance (Fox News)
PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Launches SMART Tool for Indian Structured Finance
15 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMTGreece finance minister says eurozone needs to state detailed bailout plan (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Greece's finance minister said a detailed rescue plan from other eurozone nations would be the best way to soothe the crisis over market fears that Greece could default on debt payments.
15 Feb 2010 18:39:09 GMTFinance Ministry may raise its capital ratio in THAI (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said his ministry was ready to contribute more capital to Thai Airways International, to maintain its shareholding at 51 per cent.

Economic History


15 Feb 2010 21:21:16 GMTOil Trades at $74 on China Economic Tightening, Saudi Concern (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Oil was little changed at $74 a barrel after China sought to temper its economic expansion and a Saudi adviser said the . aims to cut oil imports.
15 Feb 2010 19:37:41 GMTCrude Oil Declines on China Economic Tightening, Saudi Concern (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell after China sought to temper its economic expansion and a Saudi adviser said the . aims to cut oil imports.
15 Feb 2010 18:24:29 GMTCarry Trades Lack Economic Value, FSA’s Turner Says (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The chairman of Britain’s financial regulator said that so-called carry trades have “no economic value” and could be curbed by taxes, in a speech that called for tools to limit the scale of financial activity.
15 Feb 2010 17:55:59 GMTStocks Advance on Economic Outlook as Greece Concern Hurts Euro (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Europe rose on the outlook for economic growth and earnings, while the euro weakened as officials gathered to discuss how they plan to help Greece tackle the region’s largest deficit.
15 Feb 2010 16:15:08 GMTCrude Trades Near $74 on China Economic Tightening (Correct) (Bloomberg)
(Corrects price change of Brent crude in last paragraph.) Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Oil was little changed near $74 a barrel after China sought to temper its economic expansion and a Saudi adviser said the . aims to cut oil imports.
15 Feb 2010 15:39:35 GMTCarry Trades Lack Economic Value, FSA’s Turner Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The chairman of Britain’s financial regulator said that so-called carry trades have “no economic value” and could be curbed by taxes.
15 Feb 2010 12:41:48 GMTOil Trades Near $74 on China Economic Tightening, Saudi Concern (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Oil traded near $74 a barrel after China sought to temper its economic expansion and a Saudi adviser said the . aims to cut oil imports.
15 Feb 2010 12:34:01 GMTEconomic Outlook: Punched-out markets (UPI)
By ANTHONY HALL United Press International Fourth quarter economic output in Japan exceeded expectations with a percent annualized rate of growth, the government said Monday.
15 Feb 2010 11:07:32 GMTStocks Rise on Economic Outlook as Greece Concern Hurts Euro (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Europe rose on the outlook for economic growth and earnings, while the euro weakened on concern European officials meeting today won’t spell out how they plan to help Greece tackle the region’s largest deficit.
15 Feb 2010 16:29:09 GMTSaudi oil adviser says kingdom preparing for peak in oil demand by diversifying economic base (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - A top Saudi energy official expressed serious concern Monday that world oil demand could peak in the next decade and said his country was preparing for that eventuality by diversifying its economic base.
 
 

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Eur/Chf1.20090.008%08:15
Eur/Jpy99.54-0.510%08:15
Eur/Usd1.2541-0.358%08:15
Gbp/Usd1.5654-0.223%08:15
Usd/Chf0.95750.367%08:15
Usd/Jpy79.37-0.138%08:15

Stock Market Indexes

AMMEKS2217.867-0.247%05:00
ASX2004055.8-0.275%06:31
BSE Sensex16069.2740.760%08:15
Bovespa54619.48-0.762%05:00
CSI3002596.286-0.787%07:15
DJ-Ind12496.15-0.053%05:00
Futsee-1005282.590.307%08:15
Hang Seng18666.4-0.638%08:01
KOSPI1814.470.323%06:01
MICEX1252.75-0.302%08:15
Merval2288.62.204%05:00
N225Jap8563.380.079%06:02
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RTSI1257.74-0.520%08:15
SandP-5001318.860.169%05:00
SandP-Fut1309.74-0.453%08:15
Shanghai2352.049-0.482%07:15

Commodities Trade

Brent105.268-0.277%08:15
Natural Gas2.727-0.369%08:15
Aluminum2009.080.004%08:14
Gasoline2.86-0.411%08:15
Gold1555.570.463%08:15
Fuel oil2.807-0.196%08:15
Copper7532.380.607%08:15
Nickel168420.519%08:15
Tin19490-0.900%05:00
Palladium589.2-0.321%08:15
Platinum1418.230.292%08:15
Lead1916-1.844%05:00
Silver27.6920.630%08:15
Zinc1869-1.838%05:00