October 2011
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UPDATE 1-EU set to ban "naked" sovereign CDS -...
* UK alone against banning deal - sources* EU watchdog ESMA set to get banning powers* News conference called for 1730 GMTBRUSSELS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The European Union will ban
“naked” or uncovered credit default swaps (CDS) to curb what
some policymakers see as hedge funds bets on the euro zone
crisis, two EU sources said on Tuesday.The measure has been deadlocked for months...
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Liberian opposition parties to reject poll results...
“We declare the results being reported by the National
Election Commission as fraud and (they) are consequently
declared null and void by all parties signatory to this
release,” according to a statement read over the phone to
Reuters by a top CDC official. The official, who asked not to be
named, said it had been signed by nine parties.
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Polish liberal stirs anger with call to remove...
(Polish Parliament with its cross over the door on the left, July 1, 2011/Wojciech Olkusnik)
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares rise on progress in...
* Eyes on China dataBy Chikako MogiTOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Thursday on
growing hopes that Europe is taking concrete steps to contain
the region’s debt woes and head off a systemic banking crisis.Strengthening investor confidence in the euro zone
underpinned the single currency, while receding concerns about
the banks’ problems threatening the wider financial...
