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Currencies in emerging Europe like the Polish zloty and the Russian ruble would profit from good news in Spain, a strategist says

Investors polled for the monthly fund managers survey are "not exactly bursting with optimism," Bank of America Merrill Lynch said

Emerging markets are going through a liquidity rally, boosted by money-printing by the Fed and the ECB. But it may turn into a growth rally

Bayerische Landesbank sold its second ever dollar covered bond benchmark on Tuesday, pricing a $500m two year trade that carried one of the lowest ever coupons in the dollar covered bond market.

The IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Tokyo ended with little agreement on what to do to solve the eurozone crisis – but with a lot of intriguing insights into where the world economy is going

Protectionism – both trade and financial – is on the rise worldwide as a result of the global crisis. The need for new rules of the game is as urgent as ever

Geopolitical risk has once again clouded the outlook for commodity prices – even as macroeconomic fears take their toll

This was meant to be China’s century, but the US looks set to retain the premier role

The dream of a new global pole of consumption and investment will not come into being without increased regional cooperation

Even smaller middle-income nations are in danger of slipping backward as global economic growth slows

Sound infrastructure projects with high rates of return are a base for the ignition of new bonds, an official said

European banks are pulling back from emerging markets globally. The real surprise is not the pace of retreat but the speed at which the gaps are being plugged