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By Mark Deen, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
The French economy fell back into recession, increasing pressure on President Francois Hollande to adopt policies to revive growth.
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By James Hertling, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici declared the era of austerity over after his German counterpart offered flexibility on deficit cutting amid renewed bickering between Europe’s two biggest economies.
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By Fabio Benedetti-Valentini and Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici introduced a bill designed to force the country’s largest banks to fence off proprietary trading activities in dedicated units.
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By Helene Fouquet and Adria Cimino |
November 14, 2012
As France begins collecting its financial-transactions tax, it is becoming evident that the levy is missing those it was aimed at: speculators.
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By Matthew Brockett and Stefan Riecher, Bloomberg |
October 4, 2012
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the bank is ready to start buying government bonds as soon as the necessary conditions are fulfilled by any countries needing assistance.
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By Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg |
September 28, 2012
The European Commission responded to a letter from Germany and France urging action on a financial-transaction tax by reiterating that nine countries must submit formal requests for the plan to move forward.
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By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Bloomberg |
September 20, 2012
European banks pledged last year to cut more than $1.2 trillion of assets to help them weather the sovereign-debt crisis. Since then they’ve grown only fatter.
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By Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg |
September 6, 2012
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers agreed to an unlimited bond-purchase program to regain control of interest rates in the euro area and fight speculation of a currency breakup.
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By Jana Randow and Jeff Black, Bloomberg |
September 5, 2012
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s bond-buying proposal involves unlimited purchases of government debt that will be sterilized to assuage concerns about printing money.
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By Rainer Buergin, Bloomberg |
August 27, 2012
Germany and France agreed to drive ahead measures on closer European integration in a renewed show of unity by the region’s two biggest economies to fix the crisis in the Eurozone.
