Britain's top share index pared gains on Monday in choppy trade as investors juggled their positions ahead of potential further easing of monetary policy in the United States, with miners higher after strong data from China. By 1135 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 10.85 points, or 0.2%, higher at 5,686.01, having fallen 1.2% last week.
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. ANALYSIS: By Jeff Mason, Reuters Helped by high unemployment and voter rage, Republicans are winning the war over who should steer the U.S. economy with a superior messaging strategy that has confounded the White House and its Democratic allies. Republicans have successfully blamed Democrats for bank bailouts, deficits, and joblessness although some of those
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China launched a once-in-a-decade census on Monday in an exercise that will form a basis for policy-making in the world's most populous country, but is likely to face resistance from residents wary of government officials. Six million census-takers will fan out across the country from the booming cities on the eastern coast to the remote
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The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders will meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on November 18 to take stock of U.N.-mediated talks aimed at reuniting the Mediterranean island that has been divided for 36 years, the United Nations announced on Saturday. The announcement said the meeting would take place "in the framework of
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. It clearly pays to be part of the Olympics and golf and rugby sevens have already started counting the cash. The two sports will be readmitted to the Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro — 112 years after golf's last appearance in St Louis in 1904 and 92 years after rugby last featured,
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The dollar jumped against the yen on Monday in a market wary of Japanese intervention but quickly gave up its gains as traders cited talk that there might have been a miss-hit or technical glitch rather than intervention. The greenback came under pressure against most other major currencies as the market gears up for the
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Asian shares jumped on Monday, lifted by surprisingly strong manufacturing data from CHina, while the dollar shot up from a 15-year low against the yen, stirring speculation of Japanese intervention. But the U.S. currency quickly gave up its gains, with traders saying the move was likely caused by a trading glitch rather than intervention. The
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Europe's biggest low-cost airline Ryanair reported a 17% increase in first half net profit on Monday and upgraded its full-year earnings guidance, as expected, on the back of better winter yields. The Irish airline, famous for its zealous suppression of costs, now expects full-year net earnings to be in a range of 380 mln to
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Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong were higher by midday on Monday, starting the month on a strong note, with commodities issues sharply higher after forecast-beating manufacturing data. The Shanghai Composite Index ended the morning up 1.9% at 3,035.54, after posting its biggest monthly gain since July 2009 last Friday. China's official purchasing managers index
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According to national and international road transport statistics published by the Statistical Service, national road transport increased by 15.4% in April-June 2010 compared with the corresponding period of 2009. International road transport, on the other hand, decreased by 20% in the same period.
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