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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 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 Angeline Benoit and Ben Sills |
April 26, 2013
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sought a two-year extension to meet European Union deficit rules, as he lowered his growth forecast and predicted little relief from a record 27% unemployment rate.
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By Stephen Kirkland, Sarah Pringle and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2013
Most U.S. stocks fell for a third day, the longest slump of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Cyprus rejected a bank-deposit levy needed to secure European bailout funds.
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By Lu Wang and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2013
U.S. stock futures rose, following a two-day slide for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as new home construction increased and investors awaited the start of a Federal Reserve meeting.
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By Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg |
March 12, 2013
The European Union completed a framework for tougher controls on spending by euro-area governments in a German-led bid to prevent a repeat of the debt crisis that has threatened to break apart the single currency.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
Stocks jumped, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record, and metals rose as China vowed to maintain its growth target, U.S. service-industry growth improved and investors bet central banks will continue stimulus measures.
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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 Angeline Benoit and Ben Sills, Bloomberg |
September 27, 2012
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s nine-month-old government announced its fifth austerity package in what may be a move to head off tougher conditions demanded as part of a potential European bailout.
