Schaeuble and Trichet clash over Greek debt solutions

Posted On: June 10, 2011
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on June 10 that bondholders should take a "fair share" of Greek aid. [More]

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Debt concerns leap to the fore again, battering Europe

Posted On: May 23, 2011
The common currency of the European Union dropped sharply Monday morning, under pressure from investors and traders worried about sovereign debt issues. [More]

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Euro recovers from Portugal panic

Posted On: March 24, 2011
The common currency bounced back from the news that Portuguese prime minister José Sócrates had resigned his position after the government failed to enact new austerity measures. [More]

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The future of the yen

Posted On: March 18, 2011
The yen may be the world's most-watched currency right now. [More]

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African, Middle Eastern tumult puts pressure on euro zone

Posted On: March 10, 2011
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]

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Confidence grows around Europe

Posted On: January 27, 2011
Investors appear to be growing more confident that Europe will be able to solve its structural debt problems. [More]

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Jittery investors send euro zone CDS higher

Posted On: January 11, 2011
The cost of insuring euro zone debt against default rose to an all-time high on January 10 as investors fretted about three euro region states' forthcoming debt auctions. [More]

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Father of euro not optimistic about currency's future

Posted On: January 11, 2011
One of the chief architects of the European Union's common currency doesn't know how the euro will survive without stronger transnational curbs on public spending. [More]

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China bond announcement raises eurozone spirits

Posted On: January 05, 2011
China's announcement that it may buy more Spanish government bonds - contingent on market conditions - helped boost investor confidence in the troubled eurozone Tuesday. [More]

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Euro's slide continues as debt worries mount

Posted On: December 20, 2010
Concerns about the euro zone's debt problems sent investors fleeing from the common currency Monday. [More]

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