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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.
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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 Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
Global stocks fell amid losses in industrial metals and disappointing earnings from Bank of America Corp. and others. The euro weakened as Germany’s central bank chief Jens Weidmann reportedly said European policy makers may cut rates if needed.
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By Phil Flynn |
March 13, 2013
Oil prices are trying to find their seasonal bottom. A bounce yesterday on strong retail sales and happy talk out of Europe, seemed to give the complex a technical bounce.
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By Glenys Sim |
March 12, 2013
Gold traded near the highest level in almost two weeks on prospects for additional stimulus from central banks in Europe and Japan.
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By John Detrixhe and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
March 12, 2013
The yen rose for the first time in five days against the dollar as an opposition lawmaker said his party will oppose Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Nominee Kikuo Iwata, who the market sees as endorsing monetary policy easing.
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By Toru Fujioka, Ian Katz and Raymond Colitt, Bloomberg |
February 15, 2013
Group of 20 finance chiefs are planning to disavow competitive devaluations in a statement to be released after talks end in Moscow tomorrow, according to an official from a G-20 nation.
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By Phil Flynn |
February 12, 2013
The G-7 and Eurozone finance minters supposedly were on target for a cease fire in the so called currency war, but the rhetoric yesterday seemed to shake up the falling crude market as an ECB bank official took aim and fired.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
The euro rose against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers after European Central Bank council member Jens Weidmann said the currency isn’t seriously overvalued.
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By Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg |
December 6, 2012
The European Central Bank cut its economic and inflation forecasts and President Mario Draghi said weakness will persist into next year, leaving the door ajar for further interest-rate cuts.
