March 18, 2016/IMF The Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) convened in Washington, DC on March 17-18, 2016 to discuss progress on work to increase the availability and quality of external and public sector debt data. The meeting was hosted by the IMF, and brought together representatives from the Bank […]
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Asian stocks lifted by Wall Street gains
Mon Mar 14, 2016/Reuters By Lisa Twaronite Asian shares began a central-bank focused week on firm footing on Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street as well as glimmers of strength in weekend data from China. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain’s FTSE 100 .FTSE to open 0.3 percent higher. Germany’s DAX […]
Global shares climb as firmer Chinese yuan eases deflation fears
Mon Feb 15, 2016/Reuters By John Geddie World stocks rose sharply on Monday as China’s central bank fixed the yuan at a much stronger rate and oil cemented recent gains, easing fears of global deflation. The rally belied a string of poor economic data from Beijing and Tokyo as demand […]
