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Germany warns euro crisis not over
Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance ...
Rare good news for eurozone economy
Mention it quietly, but there were rare hopeful signs for Europe's struggling economy on Friday. Three pieces of economic news for the 17 European ...
Economic data shows eurozone steadier, still weak
The euro area's economy is showing modest signs of improvement, as new figures Wednesday indicated more consumer optimism and steadier bank finances.
Russia likely to contribute to Cyprus bailout
Russia is likely to contribute money to a rescue package that Cyprus is trying to finalize with eurozone partners, the cash-strapped country's finance ...
Asia stocks up slightly on strong US earnings
Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to multi-year highs, though Japan's Nikkei dipped ...
Davos summit ends with warnings on global economy
The crisis mood is gone, but that doesn't mean you can slip back into your old ways — that's the message from top international finance officials ...
Markets higher on good news from Europe, Japan
Positive economic news from the European Central Bank and Germany, combined with promises of more monetary easing in Japan, helped stock indexes in ...
ECB: banks to repay early $183 billion in loans
The first banks stepped forward Friday to make €137.2 billion ($183 billion) in early repayments on the European Central Bank's cheap, three-year ...
Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this year
Is the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Even as the head of the European Central Bank talked Friday of "positive ...
Draghi: Reforms needed for growth
The President of the European Central Bank admits the renewed calm in the euro area's financial markets has yet to be reflected in the wider European ...
Portugal gets $3 BN in 1st bond sale since rescue
Portugal sold its debt on financial markets Wednesday for the first time since it needed a bailout, collecting €2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) in an ...
Spain cheered by high demand for new 10-year bond
Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said exceptional demand for a new Spanish 10-year bond Tuesday showed there was renewed confidence in the ...
Growth slows, markets feeling good ahead of Davos
The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Alps for 2013's gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with ...
Fitch cautiously optimistic over euro debt crisis
The worst of Europe's debt crisis is probably over and the odds are that no country will drop out of the euro. That, at least, is the view that the ...
Can Europe's markets climb through the slump?
The big worry a year ago was that Greece would collapse under its debts, upend Europe's markets and set off a global financial crisis. But the world's ...
Markets temper enthusiasm after Japan stimulus
World markets see-sawed Friday between hope and concern for the world economy, as investors weighed a massive spending package meant to reinvigorate ...
Draghi says eurozone not past turning point yet
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says the euro area's struggling economy is showing early signs of improvement and should grow modestly ...
ECB leaves rates at record low as Europe struggles
The European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.75 percent even though the economy in the euro area is ...
ECB expected to leave rates at record low
Europe's stalled economy won't get more help Thursday from the European Central Bank, which is expected to hold off cutting interest rates as it waits ...
Eurozone inflation holds steady at 2.2 percent
Inflation across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro was unchanged at 2.2 percent in the year to December. Eurostat, the EU's statistics ...
Lending to businesses still weak in Europe
Bank loans to companies fell again in Europe, another sign that the economy remains slack in the 17 European Union countries that use the euro.
ECB restores use of Greek bonds as collateral
The European Central Bank says it will once again accept Greek government bonds as collateral for loans to banks. The move is important because ...
Draghi: Europe needs more bank safeguards
The head of the European Central Bank says EU leaders must move forward and set up an authority to clean up failed banks in a way that doesn't leave ...
Could a budget fight rattle the bond market?
On the road and in financial markets, it pays to ask somebody with a good sense of direction. Two years ago, most of Wall Street's economists believed ...