From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:56 AM

Greater cohesion is needed between the ECB and Germany on policies to deal with the debt crisis among euro zone peripheral countries, says IHS Global Insight Director of Sovereign Risk Jan Rudolph.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:54 AM

July 13 - At least 150 people in Sadr City are poisoned by chlorine gas after an accidental explosion at a Baghdad water plant. Travis Brecher reports.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:56 AM

July 12 – T. Boone Pickens, the CEO of BP Capital Management and renowned oil investor, talks with Reuters’ Ryan McCarthy about why he believes natural gas is the first step to U.S. energy and his protracted political battle over natural gas legislation.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:56 AM

Ed Miliband, the leader of the UK’s Labour Party, speaks at a Thomson Reuters event on media regulation in London, after News Corp decides to drop the News of the World.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:56 AM

Billionaire investor Jim Rogers tells Reuters Insider commodities remain a solid bet on the back of supply shortages or a further round of inflation-stoking quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 8:55 AM

July 13 - The world’s second largest retailer Carrefour flags a 23 per cent drop in first-half earnings, as plans to merge with a Brazilian retail group collapse overnight. Kirsty Basset reports.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 7:54 AM

July 13 - Afghan president attends the burial ceremony of his brother Ahmad Wali Karzai, killed Tuesday by a trusted security guard. Travis Brecher reports.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 7:54 AM

July 13 - South Korean officials visit the North after Pyongyang seized a South Korean company’s assets at the jointly run Mount Kumgang resort. Simon Hanna reports.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:55 AM

Berlusconi’s continuation as prime minister could drive Italy into a financial death spiral. But the opposition is behaving responsibly, so there's some hope, says Peter Thal Larsen of Breakingviews.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:55 AM

Persistent tension in the euro zone sees the Reuters Insider Euro Zone CDS Index reach new highs. Reuters Fixed Income Analyst Vincenzo Albano assess impacts of CDS flows on recent price action.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:55 AM

July 13 - The Japanese government on watch for rapid currency movements, as the yen surges to a four-month high on euro zone worries. Toshi Maeda reports.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:55 AM

Markets stabilise after Tuesday’s selloff, but risk trades remain on hold ahead of Friday's emergency summit in the euro zone. The euro struggles to stay above $1.40 as European shares inch higher.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:54 AM

July 13- Thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo to put pressure on Egypt’s military and interim government to carry out reforms. Marie-Claire Fennessy reports

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 4:54 AM

The head of the IEA’s Oil Industry and Markets Division David Fyfe discusses the latest oil monthly report, and the mixed demand it has seen for emergency reserves released in June.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 4:54 AM

Markets are stable after Chinese growth beats forecasts, but risk aversion stays strong as euro zone ministers admit some form of Greek default will be on the agenda at Friday’s emergency summit.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 4:54 AM

The head of the IEA’s Oil Industry and Markets Division David Fyfe discusses the latest oil monthly report, and the mixed demand it has seen for emergency reserves released in June.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 4:54 AM

July 13 - China’s economy shrugs off nine months of policy tightening, to retain its momentum in the April to June quarter; Beijing seen keeping policy stance. Arnold Gay reports.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 3:53 AM

July 13 - Afghan president led thousands of mourners in the volatile south to bury his brother. (Rough cut)

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 2:54 AM

Risk aversion on the rise after euro zone ministers admit some form of Greek default is on their meeting agenda and Moody’s cuts Ireland. Fears are tempered by forecast-beating Chinese GDP data.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jul 13 2011 1:54 AM

July 12 - Catholic youths throw petrol bombs at police in a third day of riots in Belfast after thousands of Protestants march in the Orange Order parade. Marie-Claire Fennessy reports