Saturday, February 4, 2012

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Central bank liquidity tap to stay open (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST

Reuters - rallies that caught many in the market by surprise - investors will be paying keen attention to the world's central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.

Greece says bank recapitalization agreed, but issues remain (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST

Reuters - Greece has agreed with euro zone partners on how to recapitalize Greek banks after a planned bond swap, but has yet to resolve issues related to labor reform and spending cuts in talks with lenders, the country's finance minister said on Saturday.

Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:19 AM PST

Reuters - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.

Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:44 AM PST

Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.

Nervous markets eye U.S. jobs report, Greece (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 02:17 AM PST

Passers-by are reflected in a stock index board outside a brokerage in Tokyo June 17, 2010. Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.7 per cent after five days of gains, coming off one-month highs, though support was expected to hold at the level of the benchmark's 25-day moving average. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Caution ahead of U.S. jobs numbers kept a lid on gains for stock markets on Friday after an optimistic start to the year that has added more than 7 percent to global company values.

Jobs numbers boost Obama, needs lasting trend (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:57 AM PST

Reuters - An unexpectedly strong jobs report on Friday boosted President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, but the trend must last to deny his opponents the biggest cudgel they have to bash him before the November election.

Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 07:57 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP - The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.

New York sues banks over electronic mortgage system (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 02:54 PM PST

Reuters - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday sued three major U.S. banks, accusing them of fraud for using an electronic mortgage database that resulted in deceptive and illegal practices.

Report: Monti says Italy a "safe place" (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:22 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP - Italy is now a "safe place" amid market turbulence, Premier Mario Monti said in an interview published Saturday, pressing for Europe to turn its political energy to generating growth rather than further plans to strengthen budget discipline.

Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:35 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at Stoney's Rockin Country, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Newt Gingrich, who is fighting for a respectable showing here, rolled out a fresh line of criticism by comparing the former Massachusetts governor to Obama.

Russia admits brief cut of gas supplies to Europe (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 06:25 AM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on gas supplies to Europe in Moscow, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Russia's state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe amid a spell of extreme cold. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Government Press Service)AP - Russia's state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe amid a spell of extreme cold.

Palestinians call for PM's fall over taxes (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:27 AM PST

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, speaks during a joint news conference with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have called for their prime minister's resignation over recent tax and price increases.

Detroit automakers say 'no' to Japan joining trade talks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST

Reuters - Detroit automakers are urging President Barack Obama to reject Japan's bid to join talks on a regional free trade agreement, the head of an automotive group representing GM, Ford and Chrysler said on Thursday.
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