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By Justin Pugsley |
February 6, 2013
The markets were given a sharp reminder of the euro's weakness at the beginning of the week as political problems once again flared up. But such eruptions have actually proved beneficial for the single currency over the long-term.
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By Jana Randow, Bloomberg |
February 5, 2013
The European Central Bank’s balance sheet shrank to the smallest in almost a year after euro-area banks started to repay emergency ECB loans.
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By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg |
February 4, 2013
Oil tumbled the most in two months after equities dropped on political turmoil in Europe and as Middle East tensions eased on the prospect of renewed talks between Western countries and Iran.
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By Lucy Meakin and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
February 4, 2013
The euro fell the most in two weeks against the dollar as Italian and Spanish bonds slumped amid political turmoil in the euro-area’s third- and fourth-largest economies, damping demand for the shared currency.
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By Futures Staff |
February 1, 2013
In a year dominated by crises — both natural and political — squeezing our annual list of largest influencers down to 20 was difficult. One thing this year highlighted was that money and power trump all as we learned that — at least in the banking world — there are...
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By Stefan Riecher, Bloomberg |
January 22, 2013
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi suggested the worst of the sovereign debt crisis may be over, saying the “darkest clouds’ over the euro area have receded due to decisive policy steps last year.
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By James G. Neuger, Bloomberg |
January 22, 2013
Ireland and Portugal could draw on a European Central Bank bond-buying program to help them become the first countries in the three-year debt crisis to be weaned off official aid.
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By Richard Frost and Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
European stocks rose today and U.S. equity index futures advanced while German bonds declined as European finance ministers meet for the first time this year to discuss the debt crisis. The yen rose from a two-year low.
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By Grant Smith and Ben Sharples, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Oil dropped from the highest level in four months in New York before European finance ministers meet today to discuss the region’s debt crisis and as U.S. lawmakers vote this week on budget measures.
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By Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
January 15, 2013
The prospect of an economic rebound midwifed by Mario Draghi’s successful calming of the European bond market may finally prompt Germany to sell 30-year inflation-linked government debt.
