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By Gonzalo Vina |
May 18, 2013
An independent Scotland would have a banking system too big to save in the event of a crisis, the U.K. Treasury said.
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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 Olga Tanas and Scott Rose, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
Russia left its main interest rates unchanged for an eighth month, brushing off government calls for lower borrowing costs and repeating an incremental cut to seldom used rates after inflation accelerated last month.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Pratish Narayanan |
May 15, 2013
The dollar index rose to the highest level in more than nine months amid speculation policy makers may curb stimulus.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
May 14, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields reached seven-week highs as speculation the Federal Reserve may consider tapering its record bond-purchase program crimped demand for the securities as equities indexes traded at record levels.
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By Stefan Riecher, Bloomberg |
May 13, 2013
Euro-area data this week will probably reveal economic scars of the sovereign debt crisis confirming that the region is now suffering the longest recession since the single currency’s creation.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 13, 2013
Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in April reflecting broad-based gains that may ease concern consumers are holding back.
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By Daniel Kruger and Liz Capo McCormick |
May 12, 2013
Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers are forecasting that the U.S. Treasury will reduce the size of its debt auctions in coming months.
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By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller |
May 12, 2013
America’s aggressive strategy for tackling its financial and economic ills is working better than Europe’s go-slow approach.
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By Jennifer Ryan and Ian Katz, Bloomberg |
May 10, 2013
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said European policy makers are still falling short in efforts to revive their economy, intensifying pressure on them to further ease their budget-cutting.