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IMF chief warns a US default could spark recession

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned that a US default could tip the world into recession. In a US TV

Obama nominates Yellen to succeed Bernanke at Fed

YoopyaOct 10, 2013March 17, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a history-making selection, President Barack Obama nominated Janet Yellen to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, a critical post as the

The Richest People In Africa 2013

YoopyaOct 9, 2013April 3, 20240

VENTURES AFRICA – The combined fortune of Africa’s 55 billionaires is $143.88 billion. The average net worth of the members of this exclusive club is

Pan-African magazine: Africa has 55 billionaires

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 10, 20240

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A pan-African magazine says Africa has many more billionaires than previously reported, 55 of them worth more than $143 billion including

Roche picks Lufthansa boss Franz as new chairman

YoopyaSep 16, 2013February 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Roche has picked Deutsche Lufthansa Chief Executive Christoph Franz to succeed Franz Humer as chairman of its board, filling the top post at

UK jobless rate dips to 7.7 percent, claimant count down sharply

YoopyaSep 11, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Britain’s unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in July to its lowest since late last year, adding to bets in financial markets that the Bank of England

Investors seek balance between central banks, Syria and rebounding economy

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – European government bond yields were at near 1-1/2 year highs on Thursday and the dollar clung close to six week peaks on a

Meet “The Guv”: India’s new central bank chief gets rock star welcome

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Less than 24 hours in the job and he has already been dubbed “The Guv” by a gushing Indian media and portrayed as

Indian rupee in sharp rebound on suspected heavy intervention

YoopyaSep 4, 2013June 15, 20230

(Reuters) – The Indian rupee staged a sharp recovery on Wednesday after suspected heavy dollar selling by the central bank, preventing the battered currency from

ECB’s Draghi tries to shepherd markets fixated on Fed

YoopyaSep 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi will battle to talk down market interest rates on Thursday but a fledgling euro zonerecovery and a looming