Pigeons overlook Kiev during a wet autumn day in the Ukrainian capital. Standard and Poor's has said it is raising its assessment of Ukraine's sovereign debt after the IMF agreed a 15 billion dollar package to help its economy emerge from the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Standard and Poor's on Friday said it was raising its assessment of Ukraine's sovereign debt after the IMF agreed a 15 billion dollar package to help its economy emerge from the economic crisis.


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Reuters - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery as the currency area overcomes the sovereign debt crisis, but the outlook remains uncertain.
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Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Citigroup Inc will sell a $788.5 million commercial mortgage-backed security, according to a term sheet sent to investors, in the largest deal of its kind since volume began crawling back after the financial crisis.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Citigroup Inc will sell a $788.5 million commercial mortgage-backed security, according to a term sheet sent to investors, in the largest deal of its kind since volume began crawling back after the financial crisis.


AP - The International Monetary Fund said China's yuan is undervalued in a mildly worded assessment Wednesday of its controversial currency controls and praised Beijing's response to the global crisis.
AP - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday it has launched a new business to help clients adapt to changes in trading of derivatives, which have come under regulatory scrutiny for their role in the financial crisis.
ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - UBS flagged a return to client inflows this year as strong equities and forex trading gains helped it outdo Deutsche Bank and other rivals, which were hit hard by Europe's sovereign debt crisis.


The logo of Swiss bank UBS is pictured in front of the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern March 18, 2010. REUTERS/Michael BuholzerReuters - UBS flagged a return to client inflows this year as strong equities and forex trading gains helped it outdo Deutsche Bank and other rivals, which were hit hard by Europe's sovereign debt crisis.


BP CEO Tony Hayward and Managing Director Bob Dudley (R) leave after their meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington in a June 16, 2010 file photo. BP Plc's board will discuss the future of Chief Executive Tony Hayward when it meets on July 26 to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the firm's second-quarter results, sources familiar with the matter said. They said the focus will be on the timing of Hayward's departure, rather than whether or not he would stay with the company.  REUTERS/Jim Young/files    (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS DISASTER POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)AP - BP is jettisoning CEO Tony Hayward, whose verbal blunders made the oil giant's image even worse as it struggled to contain the Gulf oil spill, and will assign him to a key job in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.


LONDON (Reuters) - European banks who only just scraped through a health check could look for over 25 billion euros in new capital, while Spain's smaller lenders set out to reassure investors on Monday that they too can raise funds.