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• Nikkei hits highest close in nearly 5 yrs as yen softens after G20 Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 2:52 AM ET

  *Mitsui Eng jumps 13.6 pct on report of merger talks Kawasaki Heavy. TOKYO, April 22- The Nikkei average climbed 1.9 percent to its highest close in almost five years on Monday, as the yen weakened after the Group of 20 leading economies stopped short of criticising Japan's expansionary monetary policies.

• UPDATE 2-Action needed to boost confidence in global economy, IMF says Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 5:39 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, April 20- Global finance officials on Saturday said monetary policy alone was not enough to restore confidence in the shaky global economy as they urged countries to take other steps to reinvigorate growth and create jobs.

• The IMF Wants Even More Action to Boost Recovery Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 4:08 PM ET

  

  Leaders of the International Monetary Fund said an uneven global economic recovery is emerging, and policymakers must take more steps to foster swifter growth and job creation.

• UPDATE 1-IMF calls for more action to spur global economic recovery Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 3:23 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, April 20- Leaders of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday said an uneven global economic recovery is emerging, and policymakers must take more steps to foster swifter growth and job creation.

• IMF calls for more action to spur global economic recovery Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 2:52 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, April 20- Leaders of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday said an uneven global economic recovery is emerging, and policymakers must take more steps to foster swifter growth and job creation.

• G-20: Does the World Need Austerity? Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 2:22 AM ET

  

  Finance leaders of the G-20 economies on Friday edged away from a long-running drive toward government austerity in rich nations, rejecting the idea of setting hard targets for reducing national debt in a sign of worries over a sluggish global recovery.

• Latin America's new normal is weaker growth - IMF Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 7:08 PM ET

  *Brazil, Latin American economies in slower growth path. WASHINGTON, April 19- Brazil and other Latin American countries need to realize their economic boom could be over because of cooler global demand for their minerals and farm goods, International Monetary Fund officials said on Friday.

• WRAPUP 5-G20 backs off austerity drive, rejects hard debt cut targets Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 6:02 PM ET

  *Russia's Siluanov: G20 agreed on' soft parameters' on debt. Russia- this year's G20 chair- had hoped to secure an agreement on setting fixed targets for reducing debt by the time G20 leaders meet in St. Petersburg in September.

• UPDATE 1-G20 pushes tax data exchange, Swiss seen as laggards Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 5:30 PM ET

  A G20 communique, issued at the semi-annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, was a small but meaningful step toward more transparency, tax justice advocates said.

• WRAPUP 3-G20 agrees not to set hard targets on debt reduction Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 2:05 PM ET

  *Russia's Siluanov: Nations agreed on' soft parameters' on debt. April 19- Finance leaders of the G20 economies said on Friday they agreed they did not need to set hard targets for reducing national debt levels, and said they would be watching for negative effects from massive monetary stimulus efforts, such as Japan.

• Expectations of Spain needing EU bailout slide -Reuters poll Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 11:02 AM ET

  *Spain no longer seen as likeliest EU sovereign bailout target. Only seven of 49 respondents said Spain would need help, down sharply from the 16 out of 48 who said it would in a March 27 poll. Slovenia, however, is expected to have to turn to the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

• WRAPUP 2-G20 gathers for debate on debt, monetary stimulus Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 10:35 AM ET

  April 19- Finance leaders of the G20 economies gathered on Friday to debate how best to rein in debt levels and the potential dangers from the latest round of aggressive easing of monetary policy from the world's biggest central banks.

• FOREX-US dollar, euro jump vs yen as G20 OK with Japan easing Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 10:18 AM ET

  *Japan finance minister says G20 not opposed to BOJ stimulus. NEW YORK, April 19- The U.S. dollar and euro rallied more than 1.0 percent versus the yen on Friday after Japan said the Group of 20 countries did not oppose its aggressive monetary easing aimed at beating deflation rather than weakening the currency.

• TREASURIES-Prices dip after rally as investors turn to stocks Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 9:34 AM ET

  *G20 nations accept Japan's easing program. Leaders of the G20 group of nations accepted that Japan's $1.4 trillion stimulus "is aimed at achieving price stability and economic recovery, and therefore is in line with the G20 agreement in February," said Taro Aso, the country's finance minister.

• EU-U.S. trade deal seen reaping rapid benefit Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 5:28 AM ET

  DUBLIN, April 19- Companies would race to profit from a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, bringing a near instant boost to both economies, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.

• EU Promises Less Austerity as G20 Debates Debt Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 4:03 AM ET

  

  The euro zone will slow its budgetary belt-tightening to help reinvigorate economic growth, a top EU official said on Thursday.

• WRAPUP 1-Debt levels, big monetary stimulus on tap at G20 Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  April 19- Finance leaders of the G20 economies on Friday were set to debate specific targets for reigning in debt levels and the potential dangers from the latest round of aggressive easing of monetary policy from the world's biggest central banks.

• FOREX-U.S. dollar, euro soar vs yen as G20 gathers Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 12:29 AM ET

  NEW YORK, April 19- The U.S. dollar and euro rallied more than 1 percent versus the yen on Friday after Japan said the Group of 20 countries did not oppose its aggressive monetary easing aimed at beating deflation rather than weakening the currency.

• FOREX-Yen slips broadly on Japan finmin Aso's remarks on G20 Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 12:07 AM ET

  SINGAPORE, April 19- The yen fell broadly on Friday after Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Japan faced no G20 opposition to its stance that the Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary stimulus is aimed at beating deflation.

• INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-EU promises less austerity as G20 debates debt Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 8:17 PM ET

  *Euro zone has faced pressure to slow from Washington. WASHINGTON, April 18- The euro zone will slow its budgetary belt-tightening to help reinvigorate economic growth, a top EU official said on Thursday, highlighting a policy shift the United States has long been pressing for.