* JGBs track Friday's slide by U.S. Treasuries * Q4 Japan GDP marks biggest contraction since 1974 * Bleak GDP as expected, does little to support bonds TOKYO, Feb 16 - Japanese government bonds dipped...
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 - Enough talking. Do something. That sentiment is apparent in the chilly reception to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to repair the banks, and in the way consumers are balking at...
WELLINGTON, Feb 16 - The New Zealand dollar <NZD=> was softer on Monday as fresh gloomy domestic economic data and a fast shrinking Japanese economy kept investors cautious on risk. * Kiwi eases to $0.5211/16...
TOKYO, Feb 16 - Japan's economy shrank 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, the biggest drop since 1974 and further confirmation that the world's second-biggest economy is in a severe recession as the global economic...
BERLIN, Feb 13 - The German economy suffered a record contraction in the final quarter of last year, as a manufacturing slump hit exports and dented investment in Europe's biggest economy, dimming the outlook for...
* Market hits more than five-week closing high * Asustek leads technology shares higher on improving outlook * ProMOS jumps on government official comment TAIPEI, Feb 13 - Taiwan stocks rose 2.82 percent on Friday,...
* Nikkei bounce prompts profit-taking after rally * But bonds underpinned by bleak prospects for economy * Market eyeing next week's GDP, BOJ meeting for incentive TOKYO, Feb 13 - Japanese government bonds stood little...
* US eyes home loan subsidies in rescue plan * Congress sets final votes on stimulus for Friday * Algeria says OPEC compliance to hit 100 percent PERTH, Feb 13 - U.S. oil prices rose...
* Market rises following Wall Street gains * Asustek up despite fourth-quarter losses * ProMOS drops under bond payment pressure TAIPEI, Feb 13 - Taiwan stocks rose 1.95 percent on Friday as a rally on...
WELLINGTON, Feb 13 - The New Zealand dollar <NZD=> nudged firmer on Friday, recovering from a brief blip lower on weak retail sales data, as firmer stock markets across the region pointed to better appetite...