10:42pm

Sovereign debt turmoil hits currencies

Euro hits low point of the year at $1.2858 this week

From LEX 7:36pm

Currencies: political fly in the ointment

The problem for foreign exchange strategists is the importance of politics over economics

From CAPITAL MARKETS 7:07pm

$6.3tn wiped off markets in 2011

Euro ends year as world’s worst performing major currency

Greek tragedy From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:56pm

The Euro Clouds

Dec 30, 2011

Forex traders hunt for fresh havens

Dollar and yen are not the only choices

The Long View Dec 30, 2011

Feel the pinch: year of the crab set to cling on

Putting your money anywhere involves a risk of some kind

Dec 30, 2011

Euro hits 10-year low against yen

Fall underlines Japanese currency’s enduring haven status

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 30, 2011

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The latest key economic indicators from round the world

From WORLD Dec 30, 2011

China manufacturing activity falls again

PMI declines for second consecutive month

Dec 29, 2011

Euro falls as Italy debt sale disappoints

Auction sees lower yields but weaker demand

From CAPITAL MARKETS Dec 29, 2011

Asian corporate bond market matures

Companies issued $312bn in bonds this year

Global Market Overview Dec 28, 2011

Investors unmoved by Italian bond sale

Italy’s short-term funding costs halved at a debt sale

Dec 28, 2011

Sterling and euro sink against the dollar

Yen rises after US criticises intervention

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 27, 2011

China and Japan agree currency push

US declines to name Beijing as ‘currency manipulator’

Dec 27, 2011

Sterling overcomes cautious mood on forex markets

Further Bank of England asset purchases expected in 2012

Dec 23, 2011

Retail sales boost sterling against euro

Commodity currencies continue to make gains

From CAPITAL MARKETS Dec 23, 2011

Gilt yields fall on double-dip fears

Government’s long-term borrowing costs hit lowest level since 1890s

On London from EQUITIES Dec 23, 2011

No early Christmas for the contrarian speculator

History suggests backing the year’s worst performers rarely pays

From WORLD Dec 23, 2011

‘Young general’ in quandary over reform

Observers closely watch N Korea’s new leader

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 22, 2011

Call for QE to stave off euro deflation

ECB board member Bini Smaghi seeks wider range of policy tools

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european traders Mifid proposals on automated trading threaten capital markets, writes Niki Beattie

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