BRUSSELS — The European Commission cautioned the new French president against overspending in trying to spur growth and warned that Spain still had a long…
Hedge funds are piling into bets against the bonds of core euro zone countries like Germany and France, signaling a growing fear that nations once…
French President Francois Hollande challenged Germany’s handling of the financial crisis as he headed to his first European Union summit with calls for joint borrowing…
Globe and MailHollande set for EU summit showdown with MerkelReuters* Euro zone bonds debate set to dominate growth summit * France's Hollande faces big test at first EU gathering * Traditional Franco-German accord under strain By Luke Baker BRUSSE…
Telegraph.co.ukGreeks embrace some new myths about life with the euroChicago TribuneATHENS (Reuters) – In a land of ancient myths, modern Greeks have created some of their own about their near-bankrupt country's future as an integral part of a Euro…
CTV.caFrance, Germany Fail to Resolve Differences Over Euro BondsWall Street JournalBy WILLIAM BOSTON BERLIN—France and Germany appeared no closer to a compromise on how to revive economic growth in the euro zone after a meeting in Berlin on Monday, …
Telegraph.co.ukFrance presses for euro area bonds as crisis salveReutersBy Luke Baker | BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France's Francois Hollande will push a proposal for mutualizing European debt at an informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels this week, in…
Moneycontrol.comEURO GOVT-Spanish bonds stable after auction, French yields dipReuters* Spanish sale meets expectations, French goes well * Markets looking for dovish signals at ECB meeting * Bunds stable, Spanish yields keep close to 6 pct By Marius Z…
I don’t know a hell of a lot about John Corzine. And what really is or was ‘MF Global?’
But what I do know is that it is difficult for me to see anything like a ‘crisis’ in any of the current metrics surrounding the US Dollar, the euro, and the intere…
In an interview yesterday with Der Spiegel, George Soros confessed that he’s not shorting the euro — but only because China is backing it up.
In a case of strange bedfellows, China and Germany will ultimately be forced to back up the struggling curre…