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• REFILE-Sudan sells disputed oil from S.Sudan after talks fail

  *Ownership disputed between Sudan and South Sudan. GENEVA/ KHARTOUM, Feb 4- Sudan has sold a cargo of oil of disputed ownership from South Sudan oilfields, a minister and trading sources said, in what is likely to be seen by the south as a provocation after security and oil transport talks between the two countries fell apart.

• Commerzbank Posts Surprise Quarterly Loss

  

  Commerzbank, Germany's No. 2 bank, posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss after a cut in its medium-term profit forecasts had a damaging effect on its tax accounting.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, euro, oil fall as caution returns

  London, Feb 4- World equity markets and commodities fell on Monday after last week's strong gains, with a rise in political uncertainty in southern Europe worrying some investors and sending the euro lower.

• Global consumer confidence dips, Indians still most optimistic

  *Sentiment strongest in India, Southeast Asia. *Norway most optimistic among developed markets. India remained the most optimistic consumer market globally for a second straight quarter, followed by the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.

• Political worries knock European shares off highs

  *Political instability knocks Italy, Spain indexes. *Utilities rise, Centrica up on 500 mln stg buyback. They were the region's major laggards as a corruption scandal in Spain and uncertainty ahead of an election this month in Italy posed a threat to the growth outlook for the euro zone region and also prompted a rise in debt yields.

• GLOBAL MARKETS- European political worries halt risk asset rally

  London, Feb 4- Stronger U.S. and Chinese economic data supported world equity markets on Monday, while the euro dipped and Spanish bond yields rose as growing political uncertainty in southern Europe worried investors.

• ANALYSIS-French farmers looking beyond EU cash battle

  *France facing farm aid cut in Feb. 7-8 EU budget talks. PARIS, Feb 4- France's President Francois Hollande faces the awkward prospect of walking away from this week's European Union summit having accepted a cut in the bloc's agricultural spending for the next seven years.

• FACTBOX-Key facts about French agriculture

  PARIS, Feb 4- The European Union's farm budget, of which France is the biggest beneficiary, is set to be trimmed when EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to hammer out the bloc's overall budget for the next seven years. *France is the EU's largest farm producer with a 19 percent share of EU agricultural output in 2011, followed by Germany, Italy and Spain.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Spanish worries tarnish growth outlook

  London, Feb 4- European shares edged up but the euro fell and German bonds trimmed their losses on Monday as a resurgence of worries about Europe undermined positive sentiment stemming from stronger U.S. and Chinese economic data.

• European shares hold near multi-year highs

  LONDON, Feb 4- European shares were flat to slightly higher early on Monday after a firm close on Wall Street in the previous session, although short-term gains looked stretched as major indexes hovered near multi-year highs.

• Air India flew Dreamliners after grounding order-official

  NEW DELHI, Feb 4- Air India flew some of its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner aircraft even after U.S. regulators grounded the global fleet last month due to undiagnosed battery problems. Dreamliners operated by India's national carrier were flown to Mumbai for maintenance reasons, Arun Mishra, the head of India's civil aviation regulator, said on Monday.

• Spain's Rajoy Denies Corruption Charges 

  

  Silvia Wadhwa reports from Berlin on the political situation in Spain ahead of a meeting between Angela Merkel and Mariano Rajoy.

• Germany Balks at Bailing Out Rich Russians

  

  When German officials said they would save the euro zone at all costs, the prospect of bailing out Russian oligarchs was not what they had in mind, the New York Times reports.

• This Week, Watch What Central Bankers Say, Not Do

  

  Central banking is in a state of flux as policymakers from Tokyo to Washington ditch prevailing orthodoxies to try to grab a bigger share of a slow-growing global economic pie.

• GLOBAL ECONOMY-Watch what central bankers say, not what they do

  LONDON, Feb 3- Central banking is in a state of flux as policymakers from Tokyo to Washington ditch prevailing orthodoxies to try to grab a bigger share of a slow-growing global economic pie.

• U.S. shale gas revolution throws down the gauntlet to Europe

  MUNICH, Feb 3- The United States is enjoying an energy bonanza thanks to shale gas, making it a magnet for industry, reducing import dependence and challenging Europe as it battles to dig itself out of recession, energy officials say. As Europe continues to debate it, North America is reaping the advantages, "said Jorma Ollila, Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell.

• Declining Car Sales Sink European Upturn Hopes

  

  Car sales extended their declines in France, Spain and Italy last month, data showed on Friday, leaving little hope of a European auto market rebound anytime soon.

• Google to Pay $60 Million Euros into French Media Fund

  

  Google is to pay 60 million euros into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet.

• Business events scheduled for the coming week

  WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases factory orders for December, 10 a.m. Eastern. BERLIN _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meet for talks. WASHINGTON _ Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for January, 10 a.m..

• UPDATE 3-C.Agricole takes $5bln hit as banks struggle to move on

  *Follow similar writedown by Deutsche Bank. PARIS, Feb 1- Credit Agricole, France's No. 3 bank, announced a further 3.8 billion euros in charges on Friday as banks struggle to move on from ill-timed deals before the 2008 financial crisis. They also come a day after Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, announced almost $4 billion of charges.