The euro
08:26 :
Gold off lows on bargain hunting; hovers below $1,260 -
Gold rebounded from lows on Thursday as bargain hunters resurfaced after prices struggled to revisit a lifetime high set in June, although firmer equities were likely to cap gains. Asian stocks edged up to track a small rally on Wall Street, ...
08:41 :
Nikkei leads Asian stocks down; yen buoyant -
By Kevin Yao
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei index closing below a key support level as investors fretted about an anaemic global recovery, while the Japanese yen hit a nine-year high against The ...
19:10 :
France lowers economic growth forecast -
The euro zone’s second largest economy has lowered its economic growth forecast following a meeting between the President Sarkozy and senior finance ministers. The French President requested that ministers interrupt their summer holidays ...
06:31 :
Euro has been good for Ireland -- NESC -
EURO membership has been beneficial to
Ireland, and the country would probably have fared worse in the crisis of the past two years had it not been a member, a new report says.
13:35 :
German juggernaut propels euro zone GDP jump -
By Brian Love DUBLIN (Reuters) - European economic growth accelerated sharply in the second quarter of 2010 as Germany's best performance since reunification more than made up for the struggles of
Spain,
Ireland and recession-ravaged ...
02:07 :
Euro, stocks fall on Greece bailout fears -
The euro dropped on Monday and stocks fell on fears that a 110 billion euro bailout of
Greece will face stiff political challenges, while fresh steps by
China to cool its economy added to near-term uncertainty.
02:07 :
Euro drops on scepticism about Greece bailout -
The euro dropped on Monday, after a 110 billion euros (95.3 billion pound) bailout of
Greece made sceptical investors wonder which country might be next, while a third increase in China's bank reserves this year added to uncertainty ...
09:20 :
Santander first-half net profit in line -
By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - The euro zone's largest bank, Santander , reported record profits at its Brazilian business on Thursday, against declines in home market
Spain which is tentatively emerging from a grim
recession. ...