China buyers defer raw material cargos

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:52:39 GMT

The postponements and defaults of contracts are the clearest sign yet of the impact of the country’s economic slowdown on global commodities

A Greek divorce may prove less costly

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:28:52 GMT

If Italy’s example is relevant, a Greek divorce would be better than an Italian-style unhappy marriage under which the northern eurozone members could find themselves paying indefinitely a large tribute to the south, writes Edward Chancellor

Economic Outlook: data set to deepen woe

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:09:25 GMT

A series of statistics published this week are unlikely to ease fears over the eurozone, particularly the release of several manufacturing surveys

Alibaba and Yahoo reach buyback deal

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:45:49 GMT

Alibaba will buy back half of Yahoo’s 40% holding for a minimum of $7.1bn, a deal that paves the way for the US internet group to fully exit its stake

Spain’s pain becomes Europe’s big fear

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:52:16 GMT

Fears about contagion from Greece and worries about the health of Spanish banks have shifted the focus of the crisis from Athens to Madrid

Haven rush drives bond yields to lows

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:14 GMT

Possibility of Greek euro exit has rattled markets and caused investors to buy ‘safer’ assets, pushing UK and German borrowing costs to lows

Resource stocks mirror global economy

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:04:41 GMT

Decline of groups involved in supplying essential raw materials for business show how investors really feel about the global economy’s direction

We hate the expression ‘repression’

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:49 GMT

It is an ugly phrase, but ‘financial repression’ is the reason that many investors are buying government bonds for a return-free risk

Facebook fails to meet high expectations

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:21:43 GMT

S&P 500 financials index loses over 6% to make it the worst performing sector on the week, led by JPMorgan as its deals with fallout from $2bn loss

Russian crop damage worries lift wheat

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:32 GMT

Concerns over the past few weeks about limited rainfall in southern Russia push US benchmark prices for the grain to an eight-month high