Tag: Euro

Stocks rebound on energy sector, euro gains

The euro rose and world stocks rebounded on Friday, lifted by shares in energy and basic materials, as concerns about global growth were set...

Times Past; Times Future

"The fault is not in our stars" Times present are acute uncertainty. Pakistan is certainly in trouble, but the world is in even more trouble....

Bears grip KSE as Euro crisis hits regional stocks

Bears prevailed on Karachi stock market Thursday, after market observers said after regional stock markets and commodities plunged on rising concerns over European debt...

The Euro zone meltdown

When Novo Nordisk's chief financial officer met marketing colleagues last Friday the conversation moved far beyond the usual discussion of sales and performance. Jesper...

Euro overshadowed by Speed death

Manchester City stayed five points clear in the English Premier League title race while Real Madrid opened-up a six-point lead over Barcelona in Spain....

Fed to test six big banks for Euro stress

The Federal Reserve plans to stress test six large U.S. banks against a hypothetical market shock, including a deterioration of the European debt crisis,...

CURRENCY MARKET FOCUS Adieu Mr Euro?

The more things change, the more they stay the same, at least in the EMU horror story as governments tumble, contagion and bank-run fears...

End of the beginning

Contrary to the impression my constant long-term euro short posture might betray, I do not see the cataclysm in Europe as the end of...

Ireland wary of complacency in Euro endgame

Euro 2012 qualifying enters its endgame on Friday with Portugal facing a tough assignment in Zenica and the Republic of Ireland in Tallinn hoping...

A gravity test for the euro

Although I appreciate that exchange rates are never easy to explain or understand, I find today’s relatively robust value for the euro somewhat mysterious....

France, Germany demand Greek decision on euro

Germany and France told Greece on Wednesday it should make up its mind by mid-December whether it wants to stay in the euro zone...

Euro zone debt deal tackles symptoms not cause

Euro zone leaders are as far as ever from finding a lasting solution to the bloc's underlying problem of economic divergence, despite their latest...

Devil is in the detail?

One didn’t have to wait too long for a small dose of rationality after last week’s landmark euro-summit sweet-talked a two per cent uptick...

Rooney banned for 3 Euro matches

England striker Wayne Rooney was on Thursday banned for three matches by UEFA for his red card against Montenegro, a decision which will rule...

England through, Rooney off in Euro cliffhangers

Star striker Wayne Rooney was sent off as England reached the Euro 2012 finals on Friday while continental heavyweights France and Portugal were left...

Euro qualifiers reach decision time

There are still ten places at next summer’s European Championship finals in Poland and Ukraine up for grabs with the final two rounds of...

Obama needs a euro solution; he wants to stay in the...

“Europe is going through a financial crisis that is scaring the world,"Barack Obama said this week. For that read, it's scaring the hell out...