Tag: Euro

Barca, Arsenal and AC Milan bid to fire up Euro flame

Champions Barcelona will be bidding to get their Champions League title defence back on track Wednesday as Arsenal and AC Milan also look to...

The inevitable fall of euro and the EU

Those who are hoping for a more optimistic outlook of the global economic future should probably not read on. According to a report released...

Greek default jitters hammer French banks, euro

Growing fears of a Greek default sent a hurricane through heavily exposed French banks on Monday and hit the euro as investor confidence in...

Spain, Italy qualify for Euro 2012

Defending champions Spain and fellow European giants Italy secured their places at Euro 2012 on Tuesday. Spain eased to a 6-0 win at home...

Euro struggles versus dollar

The euro fell broadly on Tuesday after it broke below a key technical level against the dollar and as it continued to be affected...

China’s Hu tells Sarkozy concerned about euro

China hopes that Europe will take steps to protect China's investments there, Chinese President Hu Jintao told the French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday,...

China paper warns of impact from euro crisis

The "Black Death" of debt crisis across the euro zone will hurt China by sapping demand for exports, although Beijing's relatively small holdings of...

Merkel and Sarkozy offer no miracle cure for euro

Plans from France and Germany to move toward fiscal union in 2012 got a chilly response from other euro-zone countries and failed to reassure...

Euro zone bond debate raises pressure on Merkel

One of Germany's leading economic associations came out in favor of joint euro zone bond issuance on Monday, raising pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Euro zone crisis reaches France

It was the week the euro zone debt crisis reached France, one of the twin pillars of the European currency alongside Germany. As jitters...

Euro zone parliaments seen approving rescue fund powers

The euro zone's financial rescue fund seems set to win parliamentary approval by mid-October for expanded powers to help member states in difficulty despite...

Euro drops to four month low versus dollar

The euro tumbled to a four-month low against dollar on Tuesday with global markets plagued by anxiety over whether Greece's debt crisis could spread...

Euro zone growth slows

European services growth slowed in June in the face of sluggish new orders and rising interest rates, giving firms less optimism about the year...

Euro zone to OK Greek tranche Sat, decide 2nd package on...

Euro zone finance ministers will approve the next tranche of emergency aid for Greece on Saturday and take decisions on a second three-year financing...

Spain beat Swiss to win Euro Under-21 final

Ander Herrera and Thiago Alcantara scored the goals as Spain beat Switzerland 2-0 on Saturday to win the European Under-21 championship. Spain, dominant...

EU to provide 225,000,000 Euro assistance to Pakistan

European Union (EU) will extend 225,000,000 Euro assistance to Pakistan under 3-year Economic Programme while Germany will provide 7800,000 Euro to reform education, energy,...

Gold flash: Euro zone buying, not selling

HERE’s a turn up. Central banks in the Eurozone are buying gold, not selling it, so far in 2011. Only by €6 million mind, and...