*Brent crude rises to hover around $106. NEW YORK, June 18- U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of U.S. monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement.
*Russian supplies to northern Europe fall most because of China. MOSCOW, June 18- Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets.
*Liberty Global continues M&A spree in Europe. LONDON, June 18- Vodafone faces a battle for Germany's largest cable company, Kabel Deutschland, although rival bidder Liberty Global of the United States has bigger regulatory and funding hurdles to overcome.
*Brent crude rises above $106 before trimming gains. NEW YORK, June 18- U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of U.S. monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement.
LONDON, June 18- European equities steadied on Tuesday, with investors unwilling to take large bets until there is clarity on the strength of the domestic economy and on how soon the U.S. Mixed European data offered only limited support, with the keenly watched ZEW index pointing to improved economic sentiment in Germany but worsening current conditions.
Figures on Tuesday from the Association of European Carmakers showed Germany, France and Italy, accounting for about half of the embattled region's sales, suffered declines at or near double-digit percentage levels.
*Boeing increased 737 production rates 60 percent. Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing's commercial airplane division, asked at the Paris Air Show on Monday. Relatively low production- Boeing and Airbus produce about 1,200 jets a year- often does not justify the big investments required.
LONDON, June 18- Germany utility E.ON has made a high-risk bet on fuel cells for distributed power, after entirely missing out on a solar boom in Europe's largest economy. Gas-fired power is also hurting in Germany and across Europe because of weak power demand and high gas prices.
*Swedish bank risk-weighted assets at the low end in Europe. STOCKHOLM, June 18- Sweden's big banks could find their reputation for capital strength increasingly under threat due to pressure from regulators who fear they are more vulnerable to risky loans than appears on paper.
*World shares flat before Fed meeting, Wall Street seen firmer. After a calmer session for Asian markets, European shares recovered from an early dip to be unchanged by the mid session point, while U.S. futures pointed to a firmer day for Wall Street.
*Berlin pressuring member states to weaken rules- sources. With EU governments and lawmakers aiming to finalise the rules next week, which most of the 27 member states back, Germany has stepped up the pressure on them to water down limits on vehicle emissions to protect the country's mighty car industry, particularly luxury makers such as BMW and Daimler.
Jose Posada, owner of Galicia-based Posada Marron Glace, which last year sold 1 million euros of delicacies, mostly abroad to countries like Japan, Russia and Angola, wants to push into China and Central America.
*Liberty Global has bought UK's Virgin Media, Dutch stake. LONDON, June 18- Vodafone faces a battle for Germany's largest cable company, Kabel Deutschland, although rival bidder Liberty Global of the United States has bigger regulatory and funding hurdles to overcome.
*HSBC and StanChart leads banks higher on Citi note. LONDON, June 18- Banks led gains in European shares on Tuesday with HSBC and Standard Chartered boosted by a positive Citigroup note, while speculation over monetary policy tweaks in the United States and China created an uncertain backdrop to trading.
BRUSSELS, June 18- The European Union's top trade official will discuss a dispute with China over solar panels at a meeting in Beijing on Friday, with the EU looking to negotiate a settlement to the spat and avoid a costly and debilitating trade war.
ZURICH, June 18- Switzerland's lower house of parliament has stalled the government's bid to protect the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans to evade tax.
LONDON, June 18- Global markets mostly stuck to tight ranges on Tuesday, with uncertainty about the future of the U.S. monetary stimulus programme keeping investors on edge as the Federal Reserve prepared to meet.
LONDON, June 18- The dollar rose on Tuesday, trading above recent two-month lows against the yen, with further gains dependant on U.S.
LONDON, June 18- Global markets mostly stuck to tight ranges on Tuesday, with uncertainty about the future of the U.S. monetary stimulus programme keeping investors on edge as the Federal Reserve prepared to meet.
The world's second-wealthiest man explains to CNBC why workers in Europe and other parts of the developed world are at the "best" part of their career after they reach their 60s.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:00 AM ETViolent protests broke out in eight Brazilian cities last night, with the worst violence occurring in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of protesters threw Molotov cocktails and anything else they could find. The protests began over a 10-cent increase in bus and subway fares.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:05 AM ETFBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce describes how NSA surveillance helped to detect and thwart a plot to bomb the NYSE.