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Print - 2013-11-03
Pakistan summons US ambassador

Pakistan summons US ambassador

Pakistan summoned Ambassador of the Untied States Richard Olson on Saturday and lodged a protest over the recent drone attacks, killing the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Chief Hakimullah Mehsud. "In order to register our concerns, the US ambassa
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Pakistan summons US ambassador

Pakistan summons US ambassador

Pakistan summoned Ambassador of the Untied States Richard Olson on Saturday and lodged a protest over the recent drone attacks, killing the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Chief Hakimullah Mehsud. "In order to register our concerns, the US ambassa
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Nato supplies: PTI to table resolutions in NA, PAs: Imran

Nato supplies: PTI to table resolutions in NA, PAs: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has announced that his party would table resolutions in the National and provincial Assemblies with a view to stopping Nato supplies to US forces deployed in Afghanistan. He also said Tehreek-e-Taliban Pa
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Nato supplies: PTI to table resolutions in NA, PAs: Imran

Nato supplies: PTI to table resolutions in NA, PAs: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has announced that his party would table resolutions in the National and provincial Assemblies with a view to stopping Nato supplies to US forces deployed in Afghanistan. He also said Tehreek-e-Taliban Pa
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Pirate money promotes global criminal activity

Pirate money promotes global criminal activity

Pirates hijacking ships off the Horn of Africa and Somalia from 2005 to 2012 garnered well over a quarter of a billion US dollars in ransom and used the money for criminal activities worldwide, according to a report released on Friday. The study reveals t
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Pirate money promotes global criminal activity

Pirate money promotes global criminal activity

Pirates hijacking ships off the Horn of Africa and Somalia from 2005 to 2012 garnered well over a quarter of a billion US dollars in ransom and used the money for criminal activities worldwide, according to a report released on Friday. The study reveals t
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Deductions from salaries: WHT audit of corporate employers initiated

Deductions from salaries: WHT audit of corporate employers initiated

The Federal Board of Revenue has started withholding tax audit of the corporate sector employers at the national level to check whether withholding tax was accurately deducted from salaries paid by employers to employees working in corporate entities and
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Deductions from salaries: WHT audit of corporate employers initiated

Deductions from salaries: WHT audit of corporate employers initiated

The Federal Board of Revenue has started withholding tax audit of the corporate sector employers at the national level to check whether withholding tax was accurately deducted from salaries paid by employers to employees working in corporate entities and
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Deductions from salaries: WHT audit of corporate employers initiated

Deductions from salaries: WHT audit of corporate employers initiated

The Federal Board of Revenue has started withholding tax audit of the corporate sector employers at the national level to check whether withholding tax was accurately deducted from salaries paid by employers to employees working in corporate entities and
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
First quarter services trade posts $487 million deficit

First quarter services trade posts $487 million deficit

The services trade posted a deficit of $487 million during the first quarter of current fiscal year (FY14), compared to a surplus of $551 million in the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Economists said higher imports of transportation, travel and
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
First quarter services trade posts $487 million deficit

First quarter services trade posts $487 million deficit

The services trade posted a deficit of $487 million during the first quarter of current fiscal year (FY14), compared to a surplus of $551 million in the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Economists said higher imports of transportation, travel and
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
First quarter services trade posts $487 million deficit

First quarter services trade posts $487 million deficit

The services trade posted a deficit of $487 million during the first quarter of current fiscal year (FY14), compared to a surplus of $551 million in the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Economists said higher imports of transportation, travel and
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Export of gas from Jalandhar: India seeks payment guarantee

Export of gas from Jalandhar: India seeks payment guarantee

India has sought from Pakistan sovereign payment guarantees before it can sign a contract to export natural gas through a pipeline from Punjab. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to initially supply 5 million standard cubic metres per day of gas
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Export of gas from Jalandhar: India seeks payment guarantee

Export of gas from Jalandhar: India seeks payment guarantee

India has sought from Pakistan sovereign payment guarantees before it can sign a contract to export natural gas through a pipeline from Punjab. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to initially supply 5 million standard cubic metres per day of gas
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Export of gas from Jalandhar: India seeks payment guarantee

Export of gas from Jalandhar: India seeks payment guarantee

India has sought from Pakistan sovereign payment guarantees before it can sign a contract to export natural gas through a pipeline from Punjab. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to initially supply 5 million standard cubic metres per day of gas
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
IMF mission: government team likely to face tough time

IMF mission: government team likely to face tough time

A two-day policy-level talks between International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities under the first quarterly review of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) would begin from Tuesday and country''s economic managers may face tough time on the issue of
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
IMF mission: government team likely to face tough time

IMF mission: government team likely to face tough time

A two-day policy-level talks between International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities under the first quarterly review of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) would begin from Tuesday and country's economic managers may face tough time on the issue of
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
IMF mission: government team likely to face tough time

IMF mission: government team likely to face tough time

A two-day policy-level talks between International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities under the first quarterly review of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) would begin from Tuesday and country's economic managers may face tough time on the issue of
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Differences over nominating new TTP chief

Differences over nominating new TTP chief

A meeting of the Pakistani Taliban's Shura (Council) on Saturday named Khan Said Sajna Aka Khalid as the next chief of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militant organisation, a day after a US drone strike killed its former leader Hakimullah Mehsud in
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Differences over nominating new TTP chief

Differences over nominating new TTP chief

A meeting of the Pakistani Taliban's Shura (Council) on Saturday named Khan Said Sajna Aka Khalid as the next chief of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militant organisation, a day after a US drone strike killed its former leader Hakimullah Mehsud in
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Afghan Taliban condemn Mehsud killing

Afghan Taliban condemn Mehsud killing

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday described the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud as "a big loss" and urged Islamabad to prevent any further US drone strikes. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns this terror act by Americ
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Afghan Taliban condemn Mehsud killing

Afghan Taliban condemn Mehsud killing

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday described the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud as "a big loss" and urged Islamabad to prevent any further US drone strikes. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns this terror act by Americ
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Taliban secretly bury Hakimullah, vow bombs in revenge

Taliban secretly bury Hakimullah, vow bombs in revenge

Pakistani Taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on Saturday after he was killed by a US drone aircraft and quickly moved to replace him while vowing a wave of revenge suicide bombings. The government denounced the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud as a
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Taliban secretly bury Hakimullah, vow bombs in revenge

Taliban secretly bury Hakimullah, vow bombs in revenge

Pakistani Taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on Saturday after he was killed by a US drone aircraft and quickly moved to replace him while vowing a wave of revenge suicide bombings. The government denounced the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud as a
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Post-emergency movement a realisation of rule of law: CJP

Post-emergency movement a realisation of rule of law: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said the movement in the post-emergency period of 3rd November, 2007, was realisation of rule of law against extra-constitutional regimes in the country. He said judiciary, with the support
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Post-emergency movement a realisation of rule of law: CJP

Post-emergency movement a realisation of rule of law: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said the movement in the post-emergency period of 3rd November, 2007, was realisation of rule of law against extra-constitutional regimes in the country. He said judiciary, with the support
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session on Monday

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session on Monday

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor summons the Provincial Assembly to meet on Monday, the 4th November 2013 at 04:00 pm in the Assembly Building of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Road Peshawar Cantonment.
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session on Monday

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session on Monday

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor summons the Provincial Assembly to meet on Monday, the 4th November 2013 at 04:00 pm in the Assembly Building of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Road Peshawar Cantonment.
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US accused of scuttling talks

US accused of scuttling talks

Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday accused the United States of "scuttling" efforts towards peace talks with the Taliban by killing the militants' leader in a drone strike. Chaudhry Nisar said "every aspect" of Pakistan's co-operation with Washi
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US accused of scuttling talks

US accused of scuttling talks

Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday accused the United States of "scuttling" efforts towards peace talks with the Taliban by killing the militants' leader in a drone strike. Chaudhry Nisar said "every aspect" of Pakistan's co-operation with Washi
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (November 02, 2013) and the forecast for Sunday (November 03, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Port Qasim Authority

Port Qasim Authority

Karachi Shipping Intelligence at Port Qasim report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Port Qasim Authority

Port Qasim Authority

Karachi Shipping Intelligence at Port Qasim report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar up

THE RUPEE: dollar up

The dollar managed to hold its command versus the dollar on the weekend on the local currency market, dealers said. The rupee lost 20 paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 107.40 and Rs 107.60 respectively, they added. The rupee, however,
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar up

THE RUPEE: dollar up

The dollar managed to hold its command versus the dollar on the weekend on the local currency market, dealers said. The rupee lost 20 paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 107.40 and Rs 107.60 respectively, they added. The rupee, however,
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
World currencies and dollar

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended Saturday (November 02, 2013).

Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US Plains HRW wheat bids steady

US Plains HRW wheat bids steady

Cash basis bids for hard red winter wheat held steady on Friday across the southern US Plains, grain dealers said. Protein premiums for railcar wheat to and through Kansas City were 4 cents a bushel higher for 11.80 percent protein through 12.60-pro suppl
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Canadian canola futures fall

Canadian canola futures fall

ICE Canadian canola futures fell on Friday to a weekly loss, dragged down by rising US crop estimates that weighed on soybeans. Private analytics firm Informa Economics raised its yield and production estimates for the US 2013 corn and soybean crops.
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Indonesia's Timah expects 2014 tin sales to rise

Indonesia's Timah expects 2014 tin sales to rise

Top Indonesian tin exporter PT Timah expects its sales of refined tin in 2014 to increase by more than 22 percent, and won't be lifting its force majeure on shipments before at least 2014, the chief executive of the state-owned firm said. Timah declared a
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

An upward trend was witnessed on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The December vaida closed at Rs 953.00 and it opened with a rise of 50 paisa at Rs 953.50 in the morning session, they said. The J
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Mills in a wait-and-see mood ahead of PCGA report

Mills in a wait-and-see mood ahead of PCGA report

Volume of business dropped further as millers and spinners did not take interest in fresh buying ahead of the fortnightly Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) phutti arrivals data, dealers said on the cotton market on Saturday. The official spot rat
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US natural gas futures end lower for fifth day

US natural gas futures end lower for fifth day

US natural gas futures ended lower on Friday for the fifth straight session, pressured by forecasts for mild weather that should slow demand, the day after a weekly inventory report came in slightly above consensus estimates. The nearby contract, down 1.8
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Ivorian cocoa products exports up 15 percent

Ivorian cocoa products exports up 15 percent

Exports of semi-finished cocoa products from Ivory Coast rose nearly 15 percent to 381,621 tonnes from October to September of the 2012/13 cocoa season, compared with the same period the previous season, provisional port data showed on Wednesday. The coco
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Indian soyaoil hits 13-month high

Indian soyaoil hits 13-month high

Indian soyaoil futures rose on Friday to hit their highest level in 13 months, bolstered by gains in overseas edible oil prices, a weak rupee and good demand in local spot markets due to a festival. Soyabean futures hit a four-month high on strong demand
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
China's 2013-14 sugar consumption seen up five percent

China's 2013-14 sugar consumption seen up five percent

China's sugar consumption is expected to rise about 5 percent on the year to stand at 15 million tonnes in the year to September 2014, the chairman of the Guangdong Sugar Association said on Friday. China consumes about 7 percent of world output and is of
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Port Qasim's activities

Port Qasim's activities

A cargo volume of 61,716 tonnes comprising 49,833 tonnes of import cargo and 11,883 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 1,510 loaded & empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during the last 24 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 49,833 to
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Indian sugar futures ease on subdued demand

Indian sugar futures ease on subdued demand

Indian sugar futures eased on Friday on sluggish demand from bulk consumers and higher supplies, though buying at lower levels limited the downside. The key December contract was down 0.21 percent at 2,844 rupees ($46.28) per 100 kg on the National Commod
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Prices move both ways on grain market

Prices move both ways on grain market

Prices moved both ways on the wholesale grain market on Saturday in the process of modest trading, dealers said. On the grams side, grams 50x50 gained Rs 100 to Rs 3900-4200, Gram Dall 50x50, however, lost Rs 400 to Rs 4200-4400, yellow peas Russia shed R
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US Midwest corn bids mixed

US Midwest corn bids mixed

Corn spot basis bids were mixed in the US Midwest on Friday, with fresh country movement pressuring values in some areas, dealers said. A closely followed processor in Decatur, Illinois, lowered its corn bid by 3 cents per bushel to 15 cents over the CBOT
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Vietnam plans coffee stockpile as prices hit three-year lows

Vietnam plans coffee stockpile as prices hit three-year lows

Vietnam, the world's second-largest coffee producer, plans to take 300,000 tonnes of the beverage out of the domestic market in a bid to shore up prices, an industry official said on Friday, after prices hit a three-year low. The stockpiling of 300,000 to
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Goldman Sachs Brazil chief downplays sovereign risk downgrade

Goldman Sachs Brazil chief downplays sovereign risk downgrade

Brazil faces no imminent risk of losing its sovereign investment-grade debt ratings over the next 18 months, Paulo Leme, chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc in Brazil, said on Friday. He sees a solid economy in spite of inflation and exchange rate volatil
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Goldman Sachs Brazil chief downplays sovereign risk downgrade

Goldman Sachs Brazil chief downplays sovereign risk downgrade

Brazil faces no imminent risk of losing its sovereign investment-grade debt ratings over the next 18 months, Paulo Leme, chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc in Brazil, said on Friday. He sees a solid economy in spite of inflation and exchange rate volatil
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Kazakhstan state pension transfer delayed to mid-2014

Kazakhstan state pension transfer delayed to mid-2014

Kazakhstan will complete its planned transfer of pension funds into a state entity in the middle of next year, its central bank governor said on Friday, a delay from the previous timetable of the end of 2013. The oil-rich country wants to hold all its pen
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Kazakhstan state pension transfer delayed to mid-2014

Kazakhstan state pension transfer delayed to mid-2014

Kazakhstan will complete its planned transfer of pension funds into a state entity in the middle of next year, its central bank governor said on Friday, a delay from the previous timetable of the end of 2013. The oil-rich country wants to hold all its pen
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Sony suffers TV relapse as Japan peers change channel

Sony suffers TV relapse as Japan peers change channel

Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai's determination to stick to the consumer electronics that made the company's fame will be put to the test in the months ahead as domestic rivals step up a shift to more profitable industrial technology. On Thursday the home of ga
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Bankers afraid to leave Switzerland amid US tax crackdown

Bankers afraid to leave Switzerland amid US tax crackdown

Washington's intensifying hunt for tax evaders and their accomplices is creating a state of paranoia in the Swiss banking industry, with many bankers afraid to even leave the country, observers say. "There are many hundreds, up to a thousand (Swiss banker
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Bankers afraid to leave Switzerland amid US tax crackdown

Bankers afraid to leave Switzerland amid US tax crackdown

Washington's intensifying hunt for tax evaders and their accomplices is creating a state of paranoia in the Swiss banking industry, with many bankers afraid to even leave the country, observers say. "There are many hundreds, up to a thousand (Swiss banker
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
O'Leary says no radical overhaul of Ryanair culture

O'Leary says no radical overhaul of Ryanair culture

Budget airline Ryanair has no plans to radically overhaul the way it is managed and has already unveiled most of the promised customer service improvements in an effort to improve its image, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters. The charismatic bu
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Siemens investors seek strategy hints from new boss

Siemens investors seek strategy hints from new boss

Siemens' new chief executive Joe Kaeser faces pressure from shareholders to give a flavour of how he plans to reinvent the industrial giant to catch up with more profitable rivals when he presents annual results next week. After profit warnings and a boar
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Siemens investors seek strategy hints from new boss

Siemens investors seek strategy hints from new boss

Siemens' new chief executive Joe Kaeser faces pressure from shareholders to give a flavour of how he plans to reinvent the industrial giant to catch up with more profitable rivals when he presents annual results next week. After profit warnings and a boar
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Iraq says Big Oil to spend $25 billion next year, despite unrest

Iraq says Big Oil to spend $25 billion next year, despite unrest

Big Oil is poised to spend over $25 billion next year to boost output from Iraq's giant oilfields towards record rates, Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy said, even as Baghdad struggles to control spillover from the civil war in Syria. Far from harm
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Qatar Exchange says more foreign investment to boost IPOs

Qatar Exchange says more foreign investment to boost IPOs

Qatar Exchange has submitted proposals to the government for higher limits on foreign ownership of listed stocks, which could encourage more companies to make initial public offers of their shares, the exchange's chief executive said. With a capitalisatio
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
As stock market rallies, US firms pull back allocation

As stock market rallies, US firms pull back allocation

With stock indexes at record highs, US fund managers pared their total equity allocations to the lowest level since 2007 in October and raised cash holdings to the highest in almost a year, a Reuters poll found on Thursday. The survey of 12 US-based fund
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Twitter roadshow: less exuberance, more 'nuts and bolts'

Twitter roadshow: less exuberance, more 'nuts and bolts'

During the roadshow leading up to Facebook Inc's initial public offering a year-and-a-half ago, New York's institutional investors were greeted by snaking queues, beefed up police presence, and a media feeding frenzy. By those standards, Silicon Valley pu
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Japan's fund managers raise stock weightings to 1-1/2-year high

Japan's fund managers raise stock weightings to 1-1/2-year high

Japanese fund managers increased their assets allocated to equities to a 1-1/2-year high in October on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will not reduce its stimulus in the near future, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. A survey of eight Japan-bas
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Japan's fund managers raise stock weightings to 1-1/2-year high

Japan's fund managers raise stock weightings to 1-1/2-year high

Japanese fund managers increased their assets allocated to equities to a 1-1/2-year high in October on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will not reduce its stimulus in the near future, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. A survey of eight Japan-bas
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Debut LatAm names being welcomed by investors

Debut LatAm names being welcomed by investors

Bonds from debut LatAm issuers have been flying off the shelf despite retail outflows, as institutional accounts put cash to work despite nervousness about US rate volatility. The Fed's accommodative policy stance and fewer headline risks out of Washingto
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Debut LatAm names being welcomed by investors

Debut LatAm names being welcomed by investors

Bonds from debut LatAm issuers have been flying off the shelf despite retail outflows, as institutional accounts put cash to work despite nervousness about US rate volatility. The Fed's accommodative policy stance and fewer headline risks out of Washingto
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Petrobras drags Brazil stock index lower

Petrobras drags Brazil stock index lower

Brazil's Bovespa stock index fell to a three-week low on Friday, with shares of Petrobras pulling the bourse lower while investors profited from sharp gains in the state-run oil company earlier in the week. Mexico's IPC index was little changed, while Chi
Published 03 Nov, 2013 12:00am
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