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ECB's Draghi faces German lawmakers
The European Central Bank's president drew a broadly positive response from German lawmakers Wednesday when he told them that his bond-buying plan ...
Legislators reject Europe Central Bank candidate
A European Parliament committee has voted against the nomination of Luxembourg's top central banker to a post at the European Central Bank, saying ...
Violence breaks out at Greek anti-austerity demo
Hundreds of youths pelted riot police with fire bombs, bottles and chunks of marble Thursday as yet another Greek anti-austerity demonstration ...
Moody's confirms Spain's rating, outlook negative
Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday confirmed its rating on Spain's government debt but assigned a negative outlook, signaling that a downgrade is ...
German investor optimism on the rise
Investor optimism in Germany rose in October, sending an upbeat signal about Europe's largest economy. A recent easing of financial market tensions ...
Spanish bailout dilemma sharpens
The Spanish government's dilemma over whether to request a European bailout has become more acute following a downgrade of the cash-strapped country's ...
Europe's outlook darkens as German growth fades
Europe's economic outlook darkened further Thursday when top economists slashed their growth forecasts for Germany and warned that public support for ...
Finance leaders to address global economic threats
When global finance ministers meet this week in Tokyo, they'll confront a triple challenge: Economic troubles in three major regions are threatening ...
France, Spain: Europe must keep promises in crisis
The leaders of France and Spain said Wednesday that the 17 countries that use the euro already have all the tools they need to solve their debt crisis ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Europe's Economic Crisis
The issue: Europe is struggling to control a debt crisis, save the euro currency and stop a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis that sent the world ...
Asia stocks fall on Spain, US earnings worries
Worries about Europe's debt crisis, signs of weak global growth and expectations of lower U.S. corporate earnings sent Asian stocks down on Wednesday.
Draghi: Europe needs single bank bailout fund
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is urging eurozone leaders to move ahead quickly and put the ECB in charge of supervising banks — a key ...
Eurogroup chief: Lenders, Greece should agree soon
Greece and its international lenders need to agree quickly on a program of reforms so the next tranche of bailout loans can be released, the head of ...
ECB official: Urgent need for new bank supervisor
A top European Central Bank official says the European Union should move ahead quickly with a new banking supervisor to deal with its shaky financial ...
Report: ECB official says no help on Greek bonds
A senior European Central Bank official is insisting that the bank can't help Greece by agreeing to roll over the government bonds it holds or accept ...
US jobs figures reassure markets about economy
Better-than-expected U.S. jobs figures that included a surprise fall in the unemployment rate to its lowest level since January 2009 shored up markets ...
US stock futures rise as jobs report shows gains
U.S. stock futures are rising after a government report showed the U.S. unemployment rate fell below 8 percent for the first time in four years and ...
Draghi nudges Spain to take up bond plan
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi nudged Spain and its European partners to take up bank's offer of help with the country's high debt ...
Wall Street futures higher as retailers report
Stock futures are rising after some major U.S. retail chains reported September sales that topped expectations and a day before a crucial monthly jobs ...
Text of statement by ECB President Mario Draghi
Below is the full text of the speech that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered at his press conference on Thursday. "Ladies and ...
Key ECB steps to combat Europe's debt crisis
Here are some of the key steps the European Central Bank has taken to ease Europe's financial crisis and provide a spark to the weak economy.
European banks raised capital buffers by $265B
Europe's banks have raised an extra €205 billion ($265 billion) in fresh capital since December in a bid to meet new rules aimed at strengthening the ...
Madrid anti-austerity protests turn violent again
Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets of their countries' capitals Saturday to protest enduring deep economic pain from ...
Eurozone inflation in surprise rise in September
Inflation in the 17 countries that use the euro rose unexpectedly to a six-month high in September, official figures showed Friday, weakening ...
Spain, Greece launch austerity plans to secure aid
Spain and Greece outlined plans Thursday to reduce government spending and raise taxes to convince international lenders and financial markets they ...