EUROZONE DEBT CRISIS News

Euro Crisis Roars Back to the Forefront Wall Street Journal By KATIE MARTIN and MARK BROWN LONDON—The euro zone's debt stresses are back in force at the end of the first trading week of 2011, touched off by new ... See all stories on this topic »

How Much Should the EU Charge Bailout Recipients? Wall Street Journal Voluntary debt restructurings, as envisaged for insolvent countries in the post-2013 euro zone, historically don't yield big changes to debt dynamics. ... See all stories on this topic »

Euro Zone Data Offer Some Disappointments Wall Street Journal The European Union's statistics agency Eurostat said Friday that gross domestic product in the euro zone was 0.3% higher in the third quarter than in the ... See all stories on this topic »

EU Aims to Seal Deal With Beijing Wall Street Journal Spain, with a much larger economy than the other crisis-hit countries', is widely seen as the true test of the euro zone's ability to get a grip on the debt ... See all stories on this topic »

PREVIEW-Greek T-bill yield seen around 5 pct at Jan 11 sale Reuters Investors have been fretting about Greece's ability to service its debt mountain after 2013, when 110 billion euros of emergency IMF/EU funding -- on which ... See all stories on this topic »

European Economy Expands 0.3%, Less Than Estimated BusinessWeek Gross domestic product in the euro region rose 0.3 percent from the second quarter instead of 0.4 percent reported on Dec. 2, the European Union's ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss Franc Advances Against Dollar, Euro on Europe Debt Risk Bloomberg Portuguese bonds led declines in the securities of the euro-zone's high-deficit nations as governments across the region struggle to reassure investors they ... See all stories on this topic »

Portuguese Bonds Lead Peripheral Euro-Area Decline Amid Looming Auctions Bloomberg The European Union proposed yesterday that bank regulators be granted powers to write down debt in future crises. Belgian debt dropped amid a political ... See all stories on this topic »

2011 off to a Good Start Action Forex The major questions for the euro area this year will be (1) can the debt crisis be contained, and (2) when will the ECB start hiking interest rates. ... See all stories on this topic »

Trichet steps up pressure on European leaders to bolster euro Monsters and Critics.com The euro slipped by 0.2 per cent Friday to below the key 1.30- dollar mark as concerns reemerged that the debt crisis could spread further throughout the ... See all stories on this topic »

Euro zone price pressures hit 25-mth high in Nov: ECRI Economic Times While private sector business surveys this week showed France and Germany spearheading the euro zone's economic recovery, the debt crisis in the bloc's ... See all stories on this topic »

Creditors, Learn To Take Losses: Goldman Economist CNBC The euro zone debt crisis' end-game could take 10 years to play out and "will be one of policy adjustments along with further adjustments of the framework ... See all stories on this topic »

China buys a better image in Europe - on sale! Fortune (blog) As Europe's debt crisis unravels, leaders in the most troubled parts of the region have found an unlikely savior: China. Why its investments in Spain, ... See all stories on this topic »

Corporate bonds - safer than sovereigns? Risk.net The economic fallout from the fiscal tightening that will be necessary is yet to unfold, and there is no simple way out of the sovereign debt crisis. ... See all stories on this topic » Risk.net

Germany divided on economic governance EurActiv After the outbreak of the Greek debt crisis, which led to an unprecedented speculative attack on the euro, EU finance ministers agreed in May to establish a ... See all stories on this topic »

REFILE-West Europe CDS index above emerging Europe for 1st time Forex Pros The crisis in poorer euro zone states such as Greece and Ireland has triggered investor flight out of the so-called euro zone periphery, which also includes ... See all stories on this topic »

Fear Factor NASDAQ Moreover, the world will have to cope with two novel and potentially disruptive scenarios-a likely climax in the eurozone debt crisis and the consequences ... See all stories on this topic »

EU raises €5 bn in bonds to rescue Ireland; Asia buys one-fifth domain-B This is a sign of confidence in the euro area and recognition of the EU as a prime issuer,'' an EU statement said. Asian buyers accounted for 21.5 per cent ... See all stories on this topic »

ANALYSIS-Pressure mounts in Belgian government crisis Forexyard ... debt after its latest efforts to form a government collapsed, but it is still seen as in better shape than several other euro zone debt strugglers. ... See all stories on this topic »

Buiter's €2000bn solution for the Eurozone FT Alphaville (blog) Without further ado, we present Buiter's three-pronged solution for the Eurozone mess. In summary: restructuring of the unsecured debt of EU zombie banks ... See all stories on this topic »

FOREX: European Data Off the Radar, All Eyes on US Jobs Report Daily FX ... are likely to see the outcomes pass below the radar as the spotlight falls on the Euro Zone debt crisis... and the official set of US Employment figures. See all stories on this topic »

Austerity fashion Sofia Echo There was another dreaded word, contagion; contagion among the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain, the five euro zone countries seen as the ... See all stories on this topic » Sofia Echo

Britain to the eurozone: Get your act together MinnPost.com With the UK's neighbors still mired in a debt-driven crisis threatening the eurozone, Britain's finance minister called Thursday on Europe to “put its own ... See all stories on this topic »

Ldn FX: Dollar Keeps Firm Tone Ahead Of US Jobs Data IMarketnews.com A widening in eurozone peripheral bond spreads added weight, taking the rate down to retest overnight lows, squeezing to $1.2960, but Asian sovereign buys ... See all stories on this topic »

Dollar Set to Decline in 2011 as Fed Keeps Rates Near Zero, JPMorgan Says Bloomberg The dollar gained 7 percent against the euro last year as investors sought refuge from a debt crisis that forced Greece and Ireland to turn to the European ... See all stories on this topic »

FTSE's New Year party fizzles out on Euro worries and ahead of US jobs data The Guardian Ilya Spivak, currency strategist at Daily FX, said: The European debt crisis continues to weigh on sentiment. This time around the spotlight is on Belgium, ... See all stories on this topic »   World United News: Euro slips over EU debt crisis By Stewart Euro slips over EU debt crisis. Source: Press TV http://www.presstv.ir/detail/ 159040.html. The European Union's (EU) single currency has dropped to a near four-month low against the US dollar over Eurozone's continuing debt problems. ... World United News - http://worldunited-stewart.blogspot.com/ Trichet urges more action on euro crisis | www.bullfax.com By marketmaker The head of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet told EU governments on Monday to face up to their responsibilities and crack down on their budget overspending.Speaking after a weekend when European Union leaders agreed to set up a ... Reuters - European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday euro zone countries must do more individually and collectively to combat the bloc's debt crisis, and Ireland must stick "rigorously" to its bailout plan. ... Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis - http://www.bullfax.com/ Happy New Year for the Euro? By George Irvin Despite the recent Brussels summit creating a 'permanent mechanism' for resolving debt crises, a further sovereign debt crisis looms, and the major players, France and Germany, seem unwilling to take the necessary steps to avoid it. ... While default or restructuring is probably the least worse outcome for Greece and Ireland, the ripple effects for the rest of the eurozone will be negative, increasing contagion. Overseas banks holding Greek eurobonds will take a haircut ... Social Europe Journal - http://www.social-europe.eu/ Euro zone growth down to 0.3% in September quarter of 2010 | APN News By admin Meanwhile, another set of data released today showed the jobless rate in the euro zone stood at 10.1 per cent in November, 2010. Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union (EU), said, during the same period, ... The fall in economic growth was mainly on account of lower consumer spending. Europe is witnessing a fragile recovery and in recent months, many nations in the region — such as Greece and Ireland — were bogged down by a severe debt crisis. ... APN News - http://apnnews.com/ Euro zone moves put Portugal in a new crisis and are UK government ... By notayesmanseconomics Regular readers will be aware that there have been quite a few proposals on this front in recent times by Euro zone officials and ministers. This, in my view, shows indecision at a time of crisis which is one of the things you must not do. ... I still feel that this crisis would have been ameliorated if a haircut had been put on Greek debt back in the spring of 2010. The problem of doing it now and excluding existing bondholders has several factors. ... Notayesmanseconomics's Blog - http://notayesmanseconomics.wordpress.com/ cryptogon.com » China Buys Up EU Government Debt By Kevin China Buys Up EU Government Debt. January 7th, 2011. Via: Global Post: China has been increasing its holdings of European government debt, including that issued by Spain, amid the euro-zone crisis, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Gao ... cryptogon.com - http://cryptogon.com/ Trichet urges more action on euro crisis - Newspointer.co.uk Trichet urges more action on euro crisis - Jean-Claude Trichet has warns that eurozone leaders must step up efforts to combat the regions debt crisis, including. ... Trichet opposes deal on EU budget rules [FT.com] 2010. Oct. 20. European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has refused to endorse the package of eurozone sanctions decided by European Union finance ministers. ... Newspointer.co.uk - http://www.newspointer.co.uk/ China Buys Up EU Government Debt | OneWorldScam By jayfromeire China Buys Up EU Government Debt. Global Post China has been increasing its holdings of European government debt, including that issued by Spain, amid the euro-zone crisis, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng was quoted as saying ... OneWorldScam - http://oneworldscam.com/ (bn) West Europe Debt Riskier Than East for First Time: Euro ... By Avila Capital Markets, Inc. Greece may yet default on its debt even after a 110 billion-euro loan from the EU and IMF in May, Harvard University Professor Kenneth Rogoff said this week. “ It is an unholy mess,” said Suki Mann, a credit strategist at Societe Generale SA ... increase for Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index and the 12.8 percent gain by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in the U.S. Developing European governments were most affected by contagion from the sovereign debt crisis, the IMF said. ... Avila Capital Markets's Blog - http://avilacmg.wordpress.com/ Rising Interest Rates Mean The End of Credit As We Have Know it ... By theyenguy This as Euro Intelligence reports in article The debt crisis is coming back ( 2011 edition) wich relates: “Bonds spreads have been both volatile and rising, as investors are becoming increasingly nervous at the prospect of a record ... Frankfurter Allgemeine has a useful overview of the private and public sector bond issues in the eurozone this month. Banks are currently busy refinancing themselves, partly in anticipation of the large public-sector issues ahead this year. ... EconomicReview Journal - http://theyenguy.wordpress.com/ Austerity fashion | Fashion Garments By Lucky Through dense thickets of debt and the anguished cries in the lands of PIIGS, there was scarcely a smattering of light or a moment of calm in the world of. ... Every armchair contained an expert on the future of the euro zone, and predictions of doom for the common currency transmogrified from fringe to mainstream. But by the end of 2010, far from everyone believed that the euro was set to go ... Fashion Garments - http://www.fashiongarments.org/ Realtime: The Dangerous Siren Song of E-Bonds in 2011 Yet E-bonds would still leave the eurozone with the need to find a solution to its euro-introduction "legacy problem" of unsustainable debt burdens and unreformed product and labor markets in its southern periphery. ... Instead, E- bonds would be issued unconditionally at the volition of individual eurozone governments to retire existing national debt. As a long-term crisis solution mechanism, they would be similar to the Securities Market Program (SMP) of the European ... Peterson Institute Update - http://www.piie.com/   Euro Crisis Roars Back to the ForefrontBy KATIE MARTIN and MARK BROWN LONDON—The euro zone's debt stresses are back ... signs of slowing economic recovery and a proposed European Union rule that ... online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424052748704739504576067284... Estonia's Euro Joy Dampened by EU Debt CrisisEstonia's Euro Joy Dampened by EU Debt Crisis EU Debt Crisis Mars ... Estonia will become the eurozone's 17th member and instantly claim the mantle of the ... www.moneynews.com/Economy/EstoniaEuro/2010/.../381053 Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis | Washington ExaminerEstonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis ... Estonia will also boast the lowest public debt per GDP of all euro area members. ... washingtonexaminer.com/.../estonias-euro-joy-dampened-eu-d... Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisisEstonia's euro-phoria dampened by Europe's debt crisis as Baltic country swaps ... Euro is getting a tiny boost from Estonia when it becomes the eurozone's ... www.washingtonpost.com/wp.../AR2010122700689.html Coping With the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis: No Appealing ...Coping With the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis: No Appealing Options ... Early reports of the EU honchos' speeches helped the euro to rise against other ... seekingalpha.com/.../244411-coping-with-the-eurozone-sover... Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis - World news ...Estonia will also boast the lowest public debt per GDP of all euro area members. ... Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis. Jump to related. Europe. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40816860/ns/world_news-europe/ Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis - Yahoo! FinanceEstonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis .... Estonia will also boast the lowest public debt per GDP of all euro area members. ... finance.yahoo.com/.../Estonias-euro-joy-dampened-by-apf-18... Estonia's Euro Joy Dampened By EU Debt Crisis - CBS NewsEstonia's Euro-phoria Dampened By Europe's Debt Crisis As Baltic Country Swaps ... Estonia will become the eurozone's 17th member and instantly claim the ... www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/27/.../main7187627.shtml Market Leader : News :: Euro-zone debt crisis and is not Euro ...Euro-zone debt crisis and is not Euro currency crisis. 07 January 07:27 AM ... 15:00 EU - Ifo Euro-zone Economic Outlook. 20:00 US - Consumer Credit ... www.profi-forex.us/news/entry4000000741.html Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis (AP) | www.bullfax.comEstonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis (AP) ... Estonia joined the euro zone as its newest member, but the currency club's deepening crisis is likely ... www.bullfax.com/?q=node-estonias-euro-joy-dampened... Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis - World AP ...Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis ... Estonia will become the eurozone's 17th member and instantly claim the mantle of the poorest as well as ... www.miamiherald.com/.../estonias-euro-joy-dampened-by.ht... PressTV - Euro slips over EU debt crisisExperts suggest that the euro could collapse and leave the EU in an economic ... US, eurozone inflation on the rise · Euro drops amid debt crisis concerns ... www.presstv.ir/detail/159040.html