Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Debt-Laden U.S. Ducks Euro Bailout Fund

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    The U.S., the world largest debtor, won’t be contributing to efforts to bolster the International Monetary Fund’s capacity to “backstop” the European Central Bank in case individual members of the...

  • What’s Really Behind Wall Street’s Recent Swings

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    On Wall Street, sentiment can – and does – swing just this quickly. After a string of five down days sucked some of the air out of the market last week and resulted in the worst weekly loss of the...

  • Fears of Euro Debt Crisis Reprise

    By RICHARD HUBBARD, Reuters

    Fears of a resurgence in the euro zone debt crisis boosted demand for safe-haven German bonds on Wednesday, while the Bank of england and a European Central Bank official signaled more monetary...

  • A Bull Market for Bank Stocks? Not So Fast

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Bank stock investors have ample causes to celebrate this spring. Not only are their share prices soaring – the financials group within the S&P 500 posted a return that was more than double the...

  • World Economy: Risks Remain

    By Stella Dawson, Reuters

    Global growth is slowly improving as the U.S. recovery gains traction and dangers from Europe recede, but risks remain elevated and the situation is very fragile, the International Monetary Fund said...