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Euro Falters on ECB Hint of Negative Deposit Rate
(LONDON) — An interest rate cut from the European Central Bank and hints it may take further measures failed to give European markets a lift Thursday amid...
Italy’s Political Mess: Why the Euro Debt Crisis Never Ended
Over the last few months, Europe seemed to be proving its doubters wrong. Thanks to a timely intervention by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in...
Is the E.U. Nearing a Landmark Banking Deal?
European Union finance ministers announced unexpected advances towards a banking union designed to prevent the excesses that transformed Europe's sovereign debt...
It’s Official: Eurozone Enters Second Recession In Three Years
Despite positive growth in France and Germany, official figures show the 17-nation euro bloc sinking into its second recession since 2009—with experts warning...
France ‘Biggest Problem’ in Euro Crisis, Say German Officials
France smarts at German comments despairing French economic response to the euro crisis, and media reports contending Berlin is preparing a To-Do reform list for...
Saving the Euro-Zone, One Bank at a Time
Its very name makes eyes glaze over, and its details are so technical that only the wonkiest of financial wonks really grasp them in full. But efforts to forge a...
Why the Euro Crisis Is Nowhere Near Being Over
It’s astonishing, but everyone is behaving as though the euro crisis were over. Long-term bond yields are bellwethers of investor confidence. And over the past...
More Relief for Euro as German Court Gives OK to Bailout Fund
Germany’s highest court gave the euro its second big boost in less than a week with a ruling that a planned new European bailout fund for economies in distress...
In Autumn’s Challenges, a Series of Existential Crises for the Euro
As Eurozone member states move to confront the continent’s enduring debt crisis amid a tightening recession, summer’s end may herald the onset of an autumn for...
‘Super Mario’ Rides to the Euro’s Rescue
Over the summer, Mario Draghi, the governor of the European Central Bank, told the world that he would do “whatever it takes” to save the euro. On Thursday, what...
How Is Samaras Doing? So Far, the Euro Zone Likes the New Greek Leader
Just two months after his party eked out a victory in contentious Greek elections, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is wooing another tough crowd: euro-zone...
How France is a Microcosm for the Eurozone Crisis
The rioting that rocked the French city of Amiens Aug 13-14 was a grim reminder that little has changed since 2005, when the exclusion and alienation of France’s...
Why a Euro Zone Crisis Can’t Be Avoided Very Much Longer
Stocks rallied last week after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi declared that the ECB stands ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro...
The Big New Idea for Saving the Euro
The dramatic promise made on July 26 by Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, that he would do “whatever it takes” to save the euro, calmed...
E.U. Summit: Up All Night, But Consensus Finally Reached
When it comes to confronting the crisis threatening the euro’s very existence, nothing ever seems to come easy for European Union leaders—even a mutually sought...
Why Thursday’s Euro Summit Really Is a Make-or-Break Moment. Really.
Once again, leaders of the 27 European Union nations are holding a crisis summit meeting to tackle a spreading economic crisis and shore up the floundering euro...
The Euro Crisis: Why Greece’s Election Doesn’t Matter
Sunday’s national election was supposed to be a major turning point for the future of the euro. The fear in financial markets was that a government led by a...
Greek Voters Provide a Respite For the Euro, But For How Long?
The outcome of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Greece eliminates for the time being the worst-case scenario of a Greek debt default or a disorderly...
Euro 2012 Gaffe: Is Poland a Place for ‘Normal Civilized White People’?
Andrzej Bojanowski, the deputy mayor of Gdansk – one of the four Polish host cities of Euro 2012 – gave football fans, visitors and residents a rather...
Greek Elections: A Referendum on the Euro?
Greeks go to the polls on Sunday in a closely watched election that could send tremors through the euro zone—and the global economy. Many are framing the...
