China Treasuries Fall after State Media Says Trading Accounts must not be Borrowed

SHANGHAIBEIJING Aug 9 Reuters Chinese treasuries fell on Friday after state media said trading accounts must not be borrowed or transferred, following the launch of a probe by regulators into suspected misbehaviour in the country39;s redhot bond market. Borrowed or transferred interbank bond trading accounts could lead to a rise in noncompliant transactions, distort market […]
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Italy July EUHarmonised CPI Revised Down to 1.6 yy

August 9 Reuters Italian EUharmonised consumer prices HICP fell 0.9 monthonmonth in July and were up 1.6 from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Friday, revising down preliminary data. The preliminary estimate had pointed to 0.8 monthonmonth and 1.7 yearonyear. Julys 1.6 annual rate was up from 0.9 in June. The main […]
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Dollar Stays near OneWeek High on Jobs Relief; Yuan Climbs

TOKYO, Aug 9 Reuters The dollar hovered close to a oneweek high against major rivals on Friday, after the biggest drop in U.S. jobless claims in close to a year allayed fears of a looming economic downturn. China39;s yuan gained following a strongerthanexpected inflation reading and a firmer official exchangerate fixing. The U.S. currency was steady against […]
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European Shares Rise amid Turbulent Week for Stocks

STOXX 600 up 1 LEG Immobilien up on posting smaller Q2 loss Italian consumer prices fall 0.9 monthonmonth Aug 9 Reuters European shares advanced 1 on Friday, on track to log gains for a fourth consecutive session and clawing back nearly all of their losses for the week following a global stocks rout on fears […]
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