Stocks steady, dollar above lows vs yen

World stocks held steady on Tuesday while the dollar held above this week's seven-month low against the yen as focus shifted to the state of U.S. consumers from a trade spat between

FTSE flat in early trade; UK inflation eyed

Britain's leading shares were flat early on Tuesday, pressured by losses in heavyweight oil majors as investors awaited UK inflation data to gauge the extent of economic recovery. By 0802 the FTSE

Don’t write off Russia from BRIC

Kudrin says Russia to grow to 2050 By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sceptics who say the BRIC idea is dead because the Russian economy has fallen much sharper

Deficits to dog whoever wins Greek election

Outgoing conservatives pledge belt-tightening By George Georgiopoulos  (Reuters) – Greeks head to the polls on October 4 with the economy in its worst shape in years and fiscal health warnings flashing red,

Cyprus motor regs tumble 32.4% in August

Cyprus motor vehicle registrations tumbled by 32.4% in August, to 3,221, compared with 4,762 in the same period of 2008. Private saloon registrations were down 36.3%, while light goods vehicles were down