Monday, December 8, 2008
Euro climbs against dollar

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:02:00 GMT
6.5 percent in October. Traders are still assessing the implications of those figures, said James Hughes, a currency analyst at CMC Markets in London. 'With U.S. auto makers and government-sponsored stimulus packages likely to be in focus in the near

WRAPUP 1-S.Korean banks back bond fund to fight crisis

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:06:00 GMT
central bank said it would supply another $3 billion to local banks on Tuesday from its $30 billion currency swap line with the Federal Reserve to support liquidity, while the economy minister said the government would not sit idly by and let viable

Fitch Downgrades Jamaica's Ratings; Rating Outlook Negative

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:11:28 GMT
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Jamaica's ratings as follows: --Long-term foreign Issuer Default Rating to 'B' from 'B+'; --Local currency IDR to 'B' from 'B+'; --Country ceiling to 'B+' from 'BB-'; --Senior ...

American economy is a patient in need of a blood transfusion, says Barack Obama, as monthly job losses the worst in 34 years

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:11:00 GMT
the United States and China. The Americans fretted that China might be losing the stomach to let its currency keep rising in value and Beijing voiced concern about Washington's management of the world's largest economy - in which China has a huge

Thai Hot Stocks-Energy firms down, Loxley, True up

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT
Thailand's benchmark stock index was down 0.78 percent at 416.71 at 0337 GMT on Wednesday.