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Consumer Credit Rose by $18.14 Billion in February; January Revised to Show Smaller Jump Than Previously Expected

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  • HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday as markets reopen following a public holiday, bolstered by the Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary expansion.

  • 'We're Picking Quality,' Says Pimco's Bill Gross Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:34 PM ET
    Bill Gross

    Global risks are rising, and that has Pimco investing in higher quality, highly liquid investments like Treasurys, bond investor Bill Gross told CNBC.

  • Great Investors 'More Lucky Than Good?'  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:16 PM ET

    Pimco's Bill Gross says Warren Buffett, George Soros and even himself have benefited from favorable market conditions. Dennis Gartman, The Gartman Letter and Joe Greco, Meridian Equity Partners, share their opinions.

  • Pimco's Bill Gross Looks at the Man in the Mirror Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 10:08 AM ET
    PIMCO's William H. Gross

    "Am I a great investor? Not yet," Pimco's Bill Gross writes in an essay titled "Man in the Mirror." The real test of greatness will be adapting to a new era once the epoch of credit expansion comes to a close.

  • NEW YORK, April 3- Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policies may have changed the landscape so greatly that investors like himself and Warren Buffett may face radically new challenges in trying to maintain their track records.

  • LONDON, March 27- Fundamental changes in supply and demand account for less than a third of short-term movements in commodity futures prices, according to an authoritative new study by researchers at UNCTAD and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

  • RPT-COLUMN-Bubbles in food prices: John Kemp Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 6:24 AM ET

    LONDON, March 25- A thoughtful new paper from researchers at the University of Illinois marks a significant step forward in research on how commodity futures prices are formed.

  • Fortress hedge fund bets yen slide has further to run Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | 5:12 AM ET

    LONDON, March 20- The flagship hedge fund of Fortress Investment Group is betting on a further slide in the Japanese yen, predicting the new central bank governor in Tokyo will step-up the pace of monetary policy easing.

  • Fortress hedge fund bets yen slide has further to run Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | 5:12 AM ET

    LONDON, March 20- The flagship hedge fund of Fortress Investment Group is betting on a further slide in the Japanese yen, predicting the new central bank governor in Tokyo will step-up the pace of monetary policy easing.

  • UPDATE 1-EU fails to agree oil, gas anti-corruption law Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013 | 11:28 AM ET

    *Soros, France, Britain back rigour. BRUSSELS, March 19- The European Union failed to reach agreement on Tuesday on a planned law that would require oil, gas and mining companies to declare payments to governments.

  • EU set to agree oil, gas anti-corruption law Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013 | 6:24 AM ET

    BRUSSELS, March 19- Europe appears set to agree rules forcing oil, gas and mining companies to declare payments to governments, as part of efforts to end poverty in resource-rich nations by ensuring the wealth is shared out.

  • NEW YORK, March 7- OneWest Bank, which emerged from the wreckage of failed lender IndyMac, has held informal discussions with New York Community Bancorp about a possible sale, three sources told Reuters this week.

  • COLUMN-A closer look at Brent: Kemp Thursday, 7 Mar 2013 | 12:34 AM ET

    LONDON, March 7- One valid criticism of some columns over the last year is that they have illustrated the impact of hedge fund positions on oil prices by focusing on WTI rather than Brent, even though Brent is clearly now the main benchmark for prices outside the central United States.

  • George Soros Blasts Germany  Monday, 4 Mar 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

    Billionaire George Soros says the euro cannot survive, and that Germany is at fault for prolonging the 4-year old crisis, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

  • George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management LLC

    "Germany did the minimum that was necessary to preserve the euro... And that is what maintained the crisis conditions," business magnate George Soros said.

  • NEW YORK, Feb 21- American International Group has replaced Apple Inc as the hedge fund industry's favorite stock, according to a Goldman Sachs Group analysis of fourth-quarter regulatory filings.

  • Ex-Soros CIO begins courting capital for new fund Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 3:57 PM ET

    NEW YORK, Feb 20- Keith Anderson, the former chief investment officer for billionaire trader George Soros' money management firm, is raising money for a new macro hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the firm.

  • *Investors focus on equities, S&P rises to 5- year high. NEW YORK, Feb 19- Gold fell near a six-month low on Tuesday, holding just above $1,600 an ounce, as an equities rally and signs of an improving global economic outlook dented bullion's safe-haven appeal. So, the currency hedge is reduced markedly, "said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital.

  • --Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. Renewed buying by India and China, which together account for more than 40 percent of physical demand, has lifted some of the gloom that saw spot gold drop below $1,600 an ounce on Feb. 15.

  • Uruguay's top court throws out tax on big land holdings Saturday, 16 Feb 2013 | 11:38 AM ET

    MONTEVIDEO, Feb 16- Uruguay's Supreme Court has thrown out a controversial tax on large land holdings in the South American beef and soy producer, saying on Saturday the levy introduced in 2011 was unconstitutional.