* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Adds details, comments, chart) AMSTERDAM, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Italy’s 30-year bond yield fell to a record low on Wednesday, still supported by local election results which
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Argentine leader say new IMF deal must not jeopardize economic recovery
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Argentina will repay the money it owes to the International Monetary Fund under new terms to be negotiated in upcoming talks, but will not agree to terms that jeopardize
Read moreJGB yields at 1-1/2-month low after busy week of central bank meetings
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Japanese government bonds edged up on Friday and were on track to end the week higher, with yields at their lowest levels since early August on robust demand after major
Read moreJapan consumer prices fall at fastest pace in 4 years
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s core consumer prices fell at their fastest pace in almost four years in August, dragged mostly by government-sponsored discounts for domestic travel aimed at supporting the battered tourism sector. The weak
Read moreChip group to warn Trump administration against blacklisting China's SMIC
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Companies that supply the chip sector with sophisticated and expensive equipment plan to warn the Trump administration against a proposal to blacklist China’s top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), arguing it
Read moreNew Zealand enters recession with economy in record 12.4% plunge
WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – New Zealand suffered its worst economic slump since the Great Depression in the second quarter as a strict nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus brought the country to a standstill. Gross domestic
Read moreFed signals rates will stay near zero for at least three years
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero and signaled it would hold them there through at least 2023 to help the US economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Open
Read moreUK loses 700,000 jobs to pandemic as pressure mounts for aid
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Britain has lost almost 700,000 jobs in the coronavirus crisis, a blow to the economy that will heap further pressure on the government to extend its wage-support programs. The number of employees
Read moreUK job cuts set to double last recession peak in coming months
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – The UK will see more than twice as many job losses in the coming months than in the recession following the financial crisis, underscoring the bleak outlook for the labour market. Around
Read moreSabadell has held informal contacts, but no actual talks, on potential tie-ups, sources say
MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Spain’s Sabadell has been holding exploratory talks over the summer with BBVA and Santander about a potential tie-up without entering so far into formal negotiations, four sources told Reuters, as
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