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→ January 13, 2012
Eurozone countries are being warned of credit rating downgrades 4:40pm UK, Friday January 13, 2012 Standard Poor’s is about to downgrade France’s credit rating, sources including the French news agency AFP are reporting. The euro fell on the currency markets amid the reports – the latest in the eurozone crisis -and stock markets across the [...]
→ January 13, 2012
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO | Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:01pm EST TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rose to a one-month high and the euro clung near its strongest in a week on Friday as strong demand in Spanish and Italian debt sales tempered risk aversion ahead of another auction from Rome later in the day. [...]
→ December 27, 2011
If the think-tank is right, there will be plenty more opportunities to pick up some sale bargains in 2012 12:14am UK, Tuesday December 27, 2011 Britain’s economy is facing a “bleak” new year, with a real risk of returning to recession during 2012, a think tank is warning. The only good news for consumers is [...]
→ December 15, 2011
By Alex Richardson SINGAPORE | Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:17pm EST SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares fell into bear market territory for the year and commodities and the euro nursed stinging losses on Thursday, after fears that Europe’s debt crisis is still worsening prompted investors to dump riskier assets and huddle in the safety of [...]