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June 16, 2012
LOS CABOS, Mexico -- When the world's most powerful leaders meet in Mexico next week, there will be no repeat of the global unity that helped quell the outbreak of the...
June 10, 2012
BRUSSELS/ MADRID--Euro zone finance ministers agreed on June 9 to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to shore up its teetering banks and Madrid said it would...
June 06, 2012
WASHINGTON--Finance ministers and central bank presidents of the world's seven wealthiest countries held an emergency conference call on June 5 to review the policy options...
June 01, 2012
LONDON/ SINGAPORE -- Some of the world's major economies are faltering or shrinking, with Chinese factory output barely growing and powerful European manufacturing countries...
May 19, 2012
WASHINGTON-- Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to tackle a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro...
May 16, 2012
ATHENS/BERLIN--Attempts to form a government in Greece collapsed on May 15, jolting financial markets at the prospect that leftists opposed to the terms of an EU bailout could...
April 08, 2012
The credibility of the U.S. dollar and the euro is in question. But these problems are not confined to the United States or Europe, as they threaten the world. While the...
February 23, 2012
After 13 hours of intense all-night discussions, an exhausted European Union official spoke with reporters at a news conference at dawn.
February 16, 2012
Asian shares fell and the euro slipped to a 3-week low on Feb. 16 as another delay in cementing a crucial bailout for Greece underscored how far Europe is from resolving a debt ...
February 09, 2012
Shares struggled but the euro recovered on Feb. 9, as markets were left without a clear direction after Greek political leaders failed again to conclude a deal for a bailout...
February 05, 2012
BEIJING--China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Feb. 5, pointing to Europe's...
January 25, 2012
Asian shares rose on Jan. 25, underpinned by strong earnings from U.S. technology giant Apple, stabilizing European money markets and falling euro zone debt yields, with...
January 24, 2012
The euro retreated from a three-week high on Jan. 24 and Asian shares gave up most of their early gains as crucial negotiations on Greek debt restructuring suffered another...
January 17, 2012
Japanese businesses are facing increasingly dire conditions as the euro’s relentless decline against the yen shows no signs of abating and is forcing manufacturers to rethink ...
January 16, 2012
Downgrading of credit ratings for France and eight other countries will deepen the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, adding clouds over Japan’s banks, its manufacturers and...
January 10, 2012
Asian shares made solid gains and the euro rose on Jan. 10, but concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions outweighed some optimism on the economic outlook ...
January 05, 2012
The sovereign debt crisis in Europe will continue to weigh heavily on the Japanese economy in 2012, keeping the yen strong while curbing investment in the United States and...
December 31, 2011
The financial market closed trading in 2011 on Dec. 30 at 8,455.35 yen ($109) of the Nikkei Stock Average, hitting a 29-year year-end low, driven by the further weakening euro...
December 30, 2011
LONDON -- European shares and the euro were set to end a tough year on the defensive on Friday while Bunds headed for their best performance in decades, reflecting a well-worn...
December 30, 2011
The fiscal austerity programs being implemented in Europe are not the right approach to dealing with the government bond crisis, according to Amartya Sen, a Harvard University...