The common currency of the European Union dropped sharply Monday morning, under pressure from investors and traders worried about sovereign debt issues. [More]

Greece gave European civilization the foundational elements of math, philosophy and literature - but its now causing more headaches than anything else. [More]

With the global financial crisis still causing hesitation among stock market investors and traders, the Swiss franc has been viewed as a safe bet in foreign exchange hedging, reported Bloomberg. [More]

It's no secret that the exist currency regime, in which the U.S. dollar serves as the default reserve currency, has its fair share of enemies. [More]

The global currency markets hold both good and bad portents for the carry trade. [More]

The yen may be the world's most-watched currency right now. [More]

Investors in the equity and currency markets have been rendered extremely jittery by the ongoing tsunami-related crises in Japan, reports indicate. [More]

The chaos in Libya - as well as smaller-scale conflicts in the Ivory Coast and other nations - has investors cautiously eying their risk exposure and reconsidering some euro-linked investments. [More]

Swiss Life Holding AG's international income fell slightly in 2010 due to the franc's steep appreciation, a recent filing indicates. [More]

The euro, the British pound and the Swiss franc rose on Monday, bolstered by consumer inflation statistics, the burgeoning revolution in Libya and expectations that the U.S. will maintain its loose monetary policy for some time. [More]