By Zoe Schneeweiss and Niklas Magnusson
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Austrian, Swedish and other banks with subsidiaries in eastern European may face rating downgrades as economies in the region deteriorate, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

By Simon Kennedy and Rebecca Christie
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations joined the chorus of U.S. investors and lawmakers pushing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to move faster to fix the banking system.

By Ron Harui
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) – Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. is urging clients to put their money into Brazil, Mexico and Turkey after the yen’s 55 percent gain against their currencies made emerging markets a bargain. A year ago, it wasn’t recommending any developing nation funds.

By David Yong
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — Asian currencies rose, with Taiwan’s dollar posting its biggest gain this year, on optimism investor appetite for the region’s equities will increase as governments step up public spending.

By Kim Kyoungwha and David Yong
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s ringgit, Indonesia’s rupiah and the Philippine peso declined on speculation demand for emerging-market assets will wane as a global recession fans risk aversion. South Korea’s won strengthened.

By Simone Meier and Francine Lacqua
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet said the bank’s next “important” meeting will be in March, suggesting policy makers will avoid the interest-rate cut some investors expect next week.