The UK economy is more than halfway to full recovery, the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) told the Sunday Times. Mark Carney, in an interview marking the first anniversary of his forward guidance policy, told the paper economic expansion was proceeding and that momentum was more assured. "Wher
Read more* First of series of precious metals benchmark overhauls * Not all interested participants ready by Friday -LBMA * Will take form of online 'equilibrium auction' (Adds fix history, London market size, new participants) By Clara Denina and Jan Harvey LONDON, Aug 15 (Reut
Read moreMANILA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Philippines has so far received offers of more than 140 billion pesos ($3.21 billion) for its new 2024 bonds, part of a domestic debt swap aimed at lengthening the government's debt maturity profile, an official at one of the six underwriters said on Friday. A
Read more* Foreign borrowers eye yen bonds for cheap funding * Monetary easing forces Japanese investors into new markets * Samurai bonds largely immune to global tensions By Frances Yoon HONG KONG, Aug 15 (IFR) - Governments and financial institutions are lining up to sell bonds
Read more* First of series of precious metals benchmark overhauls * Not all interested participants ready by Friday -LBMA * Will take form of online 'equilibrium auction' By Clara Denina and Jan Harvey LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The silver market enters a new electronic era in ben
Read moreBy Joan Magee NEW YORK, Aug 14 (IFR) - Argentine debt talks collapsed due to disagreements over the price of its bonds and the absence of a government guarantee to honor payments on them, sources close to the discussions said. International banks had appeared to be nearing agreement t
Read morePlans for a multibillion-pound sale of shares in Lloyds Banking Group to the general public have been dropped for this year and probably until after the general election next May. George Osborne and Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, have ruled out a "Tell Sid" style privatisation bec
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