Global/Emerging Markets

• Dish Offers $25.5 Billion for Sprint

  By Ville Heiskanen, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Satellite TV company tops Softbank’s bid for the wireless carrier.

• ISDAfix Probe Unveils Obscure Rate

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Measure plays role in instruments ranging from bonds to annuities.

• Europe Moves Toward Tax Evasion Clampdown

  By Mark Deen, Rebecca Christie and Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Nine countries back proposal for automatic sharing of bank details.

• Japan Gets Calls Not to Drive Down Yen

  By Kasia Klimasinska and Ian Katz, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Other nations worry BOJ’s aggressive easing threatens their exports.

• Fed to Press Banks to Reduce Liquidity Risk

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomsberg  |  April 9, 2013

  Bernanke says regulators will encourage banks to rely less on wholesale funding.

• EU’s Barnier Said to Urge Rethink of U.S. Swaps Rules

  By Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  April 9, 2013

  EU financial services chief seeks changes on draft rules on swaps.

• Slovenia Faces ‘Severe’ Banking Crisis, OECD Says

  By Boris Cerni  |  April 9, 2013

  Nation should recapitalize viable banks, group recommends.

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  Political Risk Moderates

  By Susan Kelly  |  April 8, 2013

  Aon’s 2013 risk map shows an increase in countries where political risk is lower, but problems may be lurking in supply chains.

• Yen Weakens Beyond 99 per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 8, 2013

  Exchange rate hits lowest level since May 2009 on concerns about the Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures.

• Disconnect on Cost of Cyberattacks

  By Chris Strohm, Eric Engleman and Dave Michaels, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2013

  Companies cite limited losses, while government says billions of dollars worth of corporate secrets stolen.