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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 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 Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg |
July 30, 2012
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has gone on the offensive as he seeks a game changer in the battle against the sovereign debt crisis.
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By Keith Jenkins and Emma Charlton |
June 17, 2012
The euro strengthened as official projections showed Greece’s two largest pro-bailout parties winning enough seats to forge a parliamentary majority.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2012
Treasury 10-year note yields touched a three-month low on safe-asset demand after elections in France and Greece raised concern governments will drop deficit-cutting plans used to combat the region’s debt crisis.
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By Michael Boutros |
May 7, 2012
The British pound is the top performer ahead of the European close with an advance of 0.12% against the greenback. The gains come on the back of a sell-off in broader risk assets after results from this weekend’s elections.
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By Maria Petrakis and Natalie Weeks, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2012
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras began trying to put together a government after a Greek election that raised fresh questions about the country’s euro membership and triggered the biggest stock-market rout in four years.
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By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg |
May 4, 2012
Oil fell below $100 a barrel for the first time since February as U.S. employers added fewer workers than forecast
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By Stephen Kirkland and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
May 4, 2012
Stocks fell, extending a weekly loss, after U.S. employers added fewer jobs than forecast
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By Jeff Wilson and Phoebe Sedgman, Bloomberg |
May 3, 2012
CME Group Inc. is raising futures margins for non-hedged accounts starting May 7 to comply with new regulations.
