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| Thousands Strike In Britain As EU Debt Crisis Festers NPR The financial straits have led to a crisis of confidence and gloomy debates over whether the European Union even has a long-term future. If [the eurozone sovereign debt crisis] is not resolved, then there could indeed be a disastrous backlash for the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Analysis - H2 risks may staunch emerging bond issue flood Reuters In the past a sovereign debt crisis in Europe would have frozen out all bond issuance from the developing world. But this year, even as euro zone states such as Greece teeter on the brink of default, countries such as Latvia and Iceland have returned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| After Historic First Half, Will 2011 Calm Down? CNBC.com We started the year by hitting the road to discuss the euro zone debt crisis but the focus quickly turned to other areas once the Portuguese bailout was signed off by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. This would not last but the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Euro-Zone Manufacturing Slows to 18-Month Low Wall Street Journal "We expect the weakness of the Italian economy to become more of an issue going forward," said Ken Wattret, chief euro-zone market economist at BNP Paribas SA. "[The fact] that exports in real terms are still around 13% below their pre-crisis ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Is the Euro in the Clear? The Market Oracle The Euro zone debt crisis has dominated for more than a year, but the US is running its own fiscal circus. Many US states have a debt situation at least as bad as Greece, so if the Greeks are able to get their house in order, will the US become the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Italy Plans Cuts to Balance Budget Wall Street Journal Indeed, household debt levels are the lowest in the euro area. That may be a buffer in the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. High private wealth levels "could turn out to be decisive if market tensions were to worsen," said Lucia Lorenzoni, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks up 3 pct on week, Venezuela debt rallies Reuters Africa The euro zone sovereign debt crisis eased after the Greek government this week passed austerity bills, opening the way for the release of further bail-out funds. Central and eastern Europe has been looking particularly vulnerable to contagion from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Strong US ISM Data Props Up Dollar But Euro Still Supported Wall Street Journal With the ongoing interplay with the euro zone debt crisis, you're not going to get a really clear or decisive move for the euro against the dollar. We saw a lot of soft manufacturing data out of Europe and this US data figure is a nice surprise. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Banks Lead European Stocks Sharply Higher For The Week RTT News ... ending the region's sovereign debt crisis for the time being. Banking stocks rallied on the news, as the plan involved no mandatory participation from lenders. The Euro Stoxx 50 index of eurozone bluechip stocks unofficially added 0.88 to 2873.51, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MONEY MARKETS-Foreign banks sit on ample dollar stockpile Reuters By Richard Leong and Karen Brettell NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - European and other foreign banks have plenty of dollars on hand if Greece's debt crisis were to flare up again and rekindle worries among US investors whether to lend to them. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PRECIOUS METALS: Falling Refuge Demand Pushes Gold Below $1500 Wall Street Journal By Matt Day Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Gold futures slid below the $1500 mark Friday, touching their lowest levels in more than six weeks as cautious optimism about Greece's debt crisis and global growth hit demand for the metal as a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Greece optimism lifts FTSE to best week in year Reuters However, the index's progress could be hampered as investors perceive the euro zone debt crisis is not over yet. The market welcomed upbeat US data which alleviated some of the recent worries over the economy, with a forecast-beating ISM manufacturing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Banks back creaking Greek debt plan Reuters French banks, the most exposed to the Greek debt crisis, reached an outline agreement to roll over holdings of maturing Greek bonds this week. German banks and insurers on Thursday agreed to roll over their Greek bonds, but their 3.2 billion euro ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Impetus Grows for European Credit Rater Wall Street Journal By SEBASTIAN MOFFETT And BRIAN BLACKSTONE Leading European officials are accusing the major US credit-rating companies of complicating efforts to ease the region's debt crisis, lending new momentum to plans to establish a Europe-based ratings firm. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Will the ECB Still Hike Rates? Wall Street Journal (blog) Today, three years later to the month, Europe has government debt bombs lining its periphery just waiting for a careless spark, with Greece's fuse already sputtering. Any accidents likely could trigger the region's next bank crisis if one or more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Analysis: In search of safe haven, U.S. bonds still reign Reuters Fears of contagion from the euro zone debt crisis brought investors to Treasuries in the first place, reaffirming the bonds' position as the "go-to" safe haven asset. Until investors grew optimistic this week that Greece would avoid catastrophe, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Euribor rates rise on expectations of ECB hike Reuters With the euro zone debt crisis continuing to buffet the bloc, the central bank continues to offer limit-free funding to banks, a promise it extended until mid-October this month. While it is back to its pre-crisis range of funding operations, the euro ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Where international-stock funds are finding value MarketWatch Concern about slower economic growth, coupled with uncertainty about the eurozone — a resolution for Greece's debt crisis, at least a temporary one, came only on the last day of the quarter — pressured most emerging markets and many developed ones. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Greek relief weighs on the no-yielders FX-MM Some further out-taking of breath by investors and traders after the stress induced by Greece’s sovereign debt crisis provided additional impetus for risk appetite yesterday, in turn helping both equities and commodities, and hindering fixed income. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Soros: EU Has No Contingency Strategy istockAnalyst.com (press release) Soros did not specify one country in particular; however, given the ongoing fragility of the European debt crisis, most recently in Greece, his prediction of a country eventually needing to leave the euro is not far-fetched. Efforts to drive the EU in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EURO GOVT-Peripheral spreads vs Bunds tighten, but risks remain Reuters Given assumptions made before the latest escalation of the Greek crisis that the ECB will increase interest rates by 25 basis points once a quarter, investors will watch closely Thursday's statement for hints on future moves. "Although (a July hike) is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Premarket: Weak manufacturing rattles investors Globe and Mail (blog) Remember the days when investors didn't worry about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and looked at economic indicators instead? As fears over an imminent Greek bankruptcy subside, signs of widespread weakness in global manufacturing are making investors ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| RCR sees gold peaking this year but is cautious on longer-term outlook Creamer Media's Mining Weekly “To predict the medium-term direction of the gold price, there are two main factors to be looking at; the outcomes of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and the direction of the US dollar,” said RCR senior gold analyst Dr Tony Parry. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stock Market News for July 1, 2011 Zacks.com The Street ended one of its most volatile quarters, with positive economic reports and a temporary solution to the Greece debt crisis lifting the benchmarks to post their biggest four-day rally since September. The technology sector and energy sector ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GLOBAL MARKETS-Economy trumps Greece as investor focus Reuters Greece's passage of an austerity plan during the week, opening the door to a tranche of new bailout money, has allowed investors to put immediate concerns about default and debt crisis contagion to one side. There's relief Greece hasn't gone bad. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EUR/GBP touches new 2011 high FXstreet.com Renewed uncertainty on Greece and the commodity correction reinforced the repositioning in EUR/USD. Since mid May, the pair gradually bottomed out, but the flaring up of the Greek debt crisis capped the rebound. This week, investors anticipated on a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europe's Financial Crisis: Greece Rules Investing Daily After all, the German economy remains the biggest beneficiary of the euro and the formation of the eurozone. Nevertheless, Europe is betting that the Greek government--and more importantly, the Greek citizenry--will tame the monstrosity that is Greek's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reserve Bank director warns of global economic slowdown ABC Online The difference is that the US debts are all in US dollars so that's the question is, will the crisis hit the US or not? DAVID TAYLOR: But Chris Caton says the US is fine. Despite admitting the world's largest economy has a debt problem; investors still ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GUEST POST - Swiss Franc and the possibility of huge mortgage defaults in ... Benzinga ... franc's strengthening in the wake of the beginnings of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis in early 2010, the franc has traditionally been considered a stable currency with low associated interest rates and therefore a good alternative to the euro. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| By Editor - Political News Speaking to the foreign press as he prepared to take the reins, Tusk conceded the EU, and particularly the euro zone, faced challenges in tackling the debt crisis that has struck Greece, Ireland and Portugal. ... Rocket News |
| Lessons from the Greek Debt Crisis - News on the European Union By Europe in News EUROPE IN NEWS – Environment: Never before in the last 50 years have European political leaders spent so much energy and time on the solution of a problem that should never have arisen: the Greek debt crisis. The Greek debt crisis has occurred because of ... After joining the euro zone, the government did not make the necessary efforts to repair the initial handicaps. It failed to engage in many overdue reforms from privatisation to tax reform, fight against tax evasion, ... Europe in News |
| Old Hickory's Weblog: Greek debt crisis: risk for the euro, risks ... By Bruce Miller Greek debt crisis: risk for the euro, risks for the EU - but how much risk for the creditor banks? Joschka Fischer, the former German Foreign Minister and former Green Party leader, has long been a hardline "pro-Europe" figure, meaning he very much supported the ... That could plunge the global economy into another financial crisis, delivering a shock equivalent to the autumn of 2008. It would also mean a eurozone failure that would not leave the Common Market unharmed. ... Old Hickory's Weblog |
| Poland takes over EU presidency at time of crisis (Reuters) | Wall ... By Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy Reuters - Poland takes over the European Union's rotating presidency for the first time on Friday aiming to promote economic reforms and deeper integration in the bloc struggling with debt crisis in the euro zone's peripheries. ... Wall Street Financial News |
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