Morning in brief: Markets await Greek news, Romney on offensive in candidacy campaign
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Markets in Asia are muted while Greek debt talks continue and the US readies its latest GDP data. Mitt Romney goes on the offensive against Newt Gingrich in a key debate.
Markets
Asian markets give back some of the gains caused by the Fed’s low interest rate pledge as they await the publication of US GDP numbers today and the outcome of Greece’s debt talks, according to Reuters.
Companies
French bank BNP Paribas prepares to sell up to €11 billion (£9.2 billion) in loans to oil and gas companies, sources tell the Financial Times, with large US and Canadian banks thought to be among those interested in the assets.
International
Mitt Romney presses rival Republican candidate Newt Gingrich on immigration, personal finances and big themes of Gingrich’s candidacy campaign in a key debate and wins applause from the audience, according to the New York Times.
Research by Boston Consulting Group claims that the web economy in G20 countries will grow from $2.3 trillion (£1.5 trillion) today to $4.2 trillion by 2016, driven by the rise of mobile internet access, the BBC reports.
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