FOREX-Euro weak as outlook sours, U.S. jobs data in focus
* Euro falls to nine-day low vs dollar * Bundesbank cuts 2013 German GDP growth forecast to 0.4 pct * Strong earthquake in Japan briefly lifts yen * U.S. job data at 1330 GMT next focus for market By...
View ArticleFOREX-Euro slides on rate-cut hopes after ECB decision
* ECB holds rates at 0.75 percent * ECB cuts inflation, growth outlook * Political tension in Italy grows NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The euro was on track for its sharpest decline against the dollar...
View Article>Thousands protest Spain's health care austerity
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Spanish medical workers and residents angered by budget cuts and plans to partly privatize the cherished national health service marched through some of Madrid's most famous...
View ArticleEMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks mixed on'fiscal cliff' uncertainty
* "Fiscal cliff" continues to weigh * Europe enters picture once more * Bovespa flat, Mexico IPC gains 0.41 pct By Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY Dec 6 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks ended...
View ArticleChina to stick with 7.5 percent economic growth target in 2013: ources
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders are likely to stick with the 2012 economic growth target of 7.5 percent when they chart a course for 2013, allowing higher levels of fixed-asset investment to...
View ArticleSpain's Growing Catalan Conundrum
On September 11, 2012, a tsunami hit Spanish politics. Months of independence marches through small Catalan towns and villages culminated in the heart of Barcelona, when as many as 1.5 million people...
View ArticlePain in Spain grows as evictions spark new wave of protests
GUY HEDGECOE in Madrid The fact that several of the banks repossessing homes are receiving state funds has fuelled Spaniards’ anger On December 2nd, Tarragona city hall in northeastern Spain revealed...
View ArticleCEE MONEY-Fearful Czech savers resist pleas to revive economy
* Czechs hunker down in recession, save more * Tax hikes, spending cuts put consumers and firms on defensive * Economists see recovery only next year at earliest By Michael Winfrey and Jana Mlcochova...
View ArticleRomanians Go to Polls as Premier Vows to Ease Austerity
Romanians began casting votes for parliamentary lawmakers, with Prime Minister Victor Ponta leading in pre-election polls on pledges to overturn austerity measures passed by a previous government and...
View ArticlePoland Will ‘Radically’ Cut Foreign Bond Sales After Record 2012
Poland plans to “radically” reduce its sale of bonds denominated in foreign currencies next year after a record 2012, as the country enjoys strong demand for domestic debt among international...
View ArticleGLOBAL MARKETS-Oil, euro drop on ECB growth outlook for Europe
* ECB predicts euro zone weakness, hitting euro, oil prices * U.S. stocks rise as investors keep eye on 'fiscal cliff' talks * U.S. bond market supported by Fed purchase of Treasuries * Europe's...
View ArticleGreece Is Close to Reaching Debt Buyback Target, Official Says
Greece is near to reaching its target in a buyback of sovereign debt that will unblock aid from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, according to a Greek government official. The...
View ArticleFederal deficit is not the problem
I wish President Obama would explain to the nation that the federal budget deficit isn't the nation's major economic problem and that deficit reduction shouldn't be our major goal. Our biggest problem...
View ArticleEU sets out detailed "map" for euro zone's overhaul
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will examine a detailed plan for completing a banking union and strengthening euro zone fiscal policy next week, with officials concerned that momentum is...
View ArticleThousands protest Spain's health care austerity
MADRID — Thousands of Spanish medical workers and residents angered by budget cuts and plans to partly privatize the cherished national health service marched through some of Madrid's most famous...
View ArticleKey measures in Draghi's first year as ECB chief - Wire Business News - The...
FRANKFURT, Germany -- European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has been in the job for a little over a year. Here are some of the key steps the bank has taken to ease Europe's financial crisis and...
View ArticleKey measures in Draghi's first year as ECB chief
FRANKFURT, Germany -- European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has been in the job for a little over a year. Here are some of the key steps the bank has taken to ease Europe's financial crisis and...
View ArticleFocus on US jobs pushes Asian shares edge higher
Asian shares ticked up to a 16-month high on Friday following modest overnight gains in global equities as investors watched progress in US budget talks and awaited US nonfarm payrolls data later in...
View ArticleNovember tax receipts grow, deficit higher: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government tax receipts grew at a healthy 6 percent pace in November as employment and wages improved, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday, but the month's deficit...
View ArticleAsia shares edge higher, focus on U.S. jobs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares ticked up to a 16-month high on Friday following modest overnight gains in global equities as investors watched progress in U.S. budget talks and awaited U.S. nonfarm...
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