(Updated at 1530 GMT) * Brazil inflation rises in July * Mexican peso rises after rate cut, Peruvian sol falls * Argentina's Merval leads weekly gains in Latam * Ukraine begins formal approval process for bond restructuring By Lisa Pauline Mattackal Aug 9 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks and currencies climbed on Friday, continuing a strong day for emerging markets...

NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Hedge funds added bearish bets in Japanese stocks at the fastest pace in over five years for a week between Aug. 2 and Aug. 8, as the Nikkei faced on Aug. 5 the worst day for the index since Black Monday in 1987, Goldman Sachs ( GS ) said in a note on Friday....

12:00 PM EDT, 08/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European stock markets closed higher in Friday trading as the FTSE in London was up 0.28%, Germany's DAX increased 0.24%, France's CAC gained 0.31%, Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.57% and the Swiss Market Index advanced 0.33%. France's unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in Q2 from 7.5% in the previous three-month period, according to...

(Updates lede, headline and prices throughout with U.S. market open) By Huw Jones and Chibuike Oguh LONDON/NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Global shares extended gains on Friday, recovering further from their recent big sell-off and boosted by positive economic data and signals from Fed policymakers that they could cut rates as early as September. A trio of Federal Reserve...