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• GLOBAL MARKETS- Shares firm, dollar steady before Fed decision Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:09 AM ET

  *Oil holds around $106 a barrel; gold, copper little changed. LONDON, June 19- World shares edged higher while major currencies and commodities stayed within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors nervously awaited a decision on the U.S.

• GLOBAL MARKETS- Shares choppy, dollar steady as Fed meets Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 5:36 AM ET

  *Oil holds around $106 a barrel, gold flat. LONDON, June 19- European shares turned lower but major currencies and commodities stuck within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited clarity on the U.S.

• GLOBAL MARKETS- Shares edge up, dollar steady as markets await Fed Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 3:22 AM ET

  *Oil holds around $106 a barrel, gold flat. LONDON, June 19- European shares edged higher and major currencies and commodities were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited clarity on the U.S. There is a lot of slack in the economy and there is no inflation pressure, "said Ned Rumpeltin, head of G10 FX strategy at Standard Chartered Bank.

• UPDATE 2-Deloitte to pay NY $10 mln for misconduct over Standard Chartered Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:37 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- Deloitte LLP's financial advisory unit will pay $10 million and refrain for one year from new business with certain New York banks to settle accusations over its review of money laundering controls at Standard Chartered Bank.

• UPDATE 1-Deloitte, NY settle over review of Standard Chartered money laundering Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 3:08 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- A financial advisory unit of Deloitte LLP has agreed to pay $10 million and accept other New York state penalties to settle accusations of misconduct related to an investigation of money laundering at Standard Chartered Bank.

• Deloitte settles with NY over Standard Chartered money laundering Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:51 AM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- Deloitte Financial Advisory Services settled with New York's banking regulator over its consulting work for Standard Chartered Bank on money-laundering issues.

• Banks lead European shares higher in choppy session Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:22 AM ET

  *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.

• UPDATE 1-China's Mengniu adds another deal with offer for Carlyle's Yashili Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:45 AM ET

  The deal with Yashili, which sources all of its products from New Zealand, marks the latest step by China's milk industry to consolidate the market after several tainted milk scandals tarnished the fragmented sector. Mengniu is offering HK $3.50 in cash to Yashili's shareholders, which includes the Carlyle Group and Yashili's chairman.

• Singapore Punishes 20 Banks for Rigging Rates Saturday, 15 Jun 2013 | 4:38 AM ET

  

  Singapore's central bank censured a record 20 banks on Friday after it found more than 100 traders in the city state tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates.

• UPDATE 2-Singapore punishes 20 banks in benchmark rate review Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 10:19 AM ET

  *UBS, ING, RBS must set aside most in reserves. SINGAPORE, June 14- Singapore's central bank censured a record 20 banks on Friday after it found more than 100 traders in the city state tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates.

• PRECIOUS-Gold steadies as investors await clarity on Fed policy Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 10:09 AM ET

  LONDON, June 14- Gold held steady near $1,385 an ounce on Friday and was on track to end the week little changed as dealers awaited clearer direction on the Federal Reserve's bullion-friendly monetary easing policy. Gold is little changed since last Friday, and has ended the last four weeks in a $10 range.

• UPDATE 1-Singapore reprimands 20 banks after benchmark rate review Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 7:58 AM ET

  *UBS, ING, RBS must set aside most in reserves. SINGAPORE, June 14- Singapore's central bank has censured 20 banks on Friday after it found traders in the city state tried to manipulate benchmark borrowing and currency rates, and has ordered them to set aside additional reserves for a year.

• PRECIOUS-Gold prices slip as uncertainty over Fed policy weighs Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 6:11 AM ET

  LONDON, June 14- Gold edged lower on Friday, hurt by a recovery in stock markets and gains in the dollar, as dealers awaited clearer direction on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. Spot gold was down 0.4 percent at $1,379.69 an ounce at 0956 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for August delivery were down $1.60 at $1,379.20.

• UPDATE 3-RBS faces struggle to find CEO amid political meddling Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 1:24 PM ET

  *Standard Chartered's Meddings, Sainsbury's King possible candidates. LONDON, June 13- Royal Bank of Scotland will struggle to recruit a suitable replacement for ousted chief executive Stephen Hester, someone who must steer it through privatisation and accept that political interference comes with the job.

• FACTBOX-Favourites and long-shots to be new RBS CEO Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 7:11 AM ET

  LONDON, June 13- Nathan Bostock, Royal Bank of Scotland's head of restructuring, is the early favourite to replace Stephen Hester as chief executive of the state-controlled bank, according to bookmakers. RBS said last month that Van Saun will take over its U.S. business Citizens to oversee its flotation in the next two years.

• UPDATE 2-RBS faces struggle to fill 'poisoned chalice' CEO role Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 6:37 AM ET

  LONDON, June 13- Royal Bank of Scotland faces an uphill task in finding a new chief executive from a tiny pool of candidates to steer it through privatisation, following the ousting of Stephen Hester which sent its shares tumbling on Thursday.

• Hong Kong shares seen weaker ahead of Dragon Boat holiday Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 9:06 PM ET

  HONG KONG, June 11- Hong Kong shares were set to start lower on Tuesday after Wall Street ended little changed, with turnover seen light ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday on Wednesday.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Solid growth lifts shares, dollar, China disappoints Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 7:58 AM ET

  *Steady U.S. and Japan growth lifts world shares. LONDON, June 10- The dollar bounced higher against the yen and Japanese stocks led a rise in world shares on Monday as signs of economic momentum in the United States and Japan outweighed worries about a slowdown in China.

• UPDATE 1-China's economy stumbles in May, growth may fall in Q2 Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 12:40 AM ET

  BEIJING, June 10- Risks are rising that China's economic growth will fall further in the second quarter and that full-year forecasts will be cut further, after weekend data showed weakness in May exports and domestic activity struggling to pick up.

• China's economy stumbles in May, growth seen sliding in Q2 Sunday, 9 Jun 2013 | 5:00 PM ET

  BEIJING, June 10- Risks are rising that China's economic growth will slide further in the second quarter after weekend data showed unexpected weakness in May trade and domestic activity struggling to pick up.