No IMF threat for France, eurozone fragility persists – Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that France is not in a situation requiring…
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Spain’s inflation up in July on higher energy costs
Spain’s inflation accelerated in July 2025, with the consumer price index (CPI) rising to an estimated 2.7 per cent…
Eurozone lending growth stagnates in May ’25
Lending growth across the eurozone showed little change in May according to Reuters, as fresh data from the…
US dollar weakens against yen on Monday
The US dollar dropped on Monday, particularly against the yen, amid expectations of a dovish tone in the Federal…
Eurozone bank lending stagnated in February – ECB data
Bank lending to companies and households in the euro zone remained stagnant last month, according to data released…
Eurozone bonds steady post BOJ shifts
Euro zone bond yields remained relatively stable on Tuesday, with the global market’s attention turning to the Bank…
French inflation hits 2.5-year low
French inflation slowed to its lowest point since September 2021, intensifying discussions about the timing of the…
Eurostat: Euro Zone’s Q4 sees muted growth
Euro zone economic growth remained stagnant in the final quarter of 2023 compared to the preceding quarter and saw…
BNPP shares plunge 8% amid Q4 income decline
BNP Paribas (BNPP) experienced an unexpected decline in fourth-quarter income, leading to a delay in achieving a…
EBC likely to cut interest rates as inflation eases – Guindos
The European Central Bank (ECB) vice president Luis de Guindos assured that the EBC will cut interest rates sooner…
ECB unlikely to cut rates before summer – Vujcic
The European Central Bank (ECB) probably will not cut rates before the summer, Bloomberg reported, citing Governing…
Euro zone lending growth slows amid downturn
Euro zone bank lending fell for another time in January while cash and liquid deposits dropped for the first time…
Eurozone GDP grows 1.9% in Q4 of 2022
Euro zone’s GDP recorded slight growth by 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the statistical…
Euro zone recovery slows in September as coronavirus infections rise
Euro zone business activity has taken a hit in the month of September as countries face a second wave of…
euro zone is past the worst, but recovery will be uneven: ECB’s Lagarde
The euro zone is “probably past” the worst of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but the…
Euro zone economy contracts by a record 3.8% in Q1
The euro zone economy contracted by 3.8 percent in the first quarter, compared to the last three months of 2019, as…
Euro zone trade surplus grows, China imports decline
The euro zone’s trade surplus with the rest of the world grew in February, with a decline in imports from China as…
Euro zone fails to reach a deal on new coronavirus stimulus
Euro zone finance ministers failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on how to provide additional stimulus to weather…
Mohamed El-Erian: Lagarde’s Edge Is Europe’s Opportunity
Economy in the euro zone urgently needs a more comprehensive pro-growth policy approach at both the national and…
Euro zone Q2 growth halves, inflation slows despite 11-year low jobless
Euro zone economic growth halved during the April-June period, data from the European Union’s statistics office…
European stocks fight back to close higher; oil in focus
European stocks gyrated on Friday , partially affected by a steep dip in oil prices.
European stocks seen slightly under pressure as Brexit turmoil persists
European stocks are set to open just below the flatline Monday, as uncertainty surrounding the U.K.'s future…
ECB chief Draghi hints at a possible dip in inflation
European Central Bank’s (ECB) president Mario Draghi hinted at the possibility of inflation not rising as quickly…
Italy scares world markets, again, with new calls to leave the EU
Italy’s government has aroused further turmoil in financial markets on Tuesday morning, after new comments that…
European markets close lower amid political turmoil; Italy’s FTSE MIB down 3%
European markets were hit hard on Friday, as investors reacted to political turmoil in Europe and overseas.
Gold inches up on softer dollar
Gold prices edged higher early on Wednesday as the greenback softened while investors awaited U.S. economic growth…
Gold prices steady on softer dollar ahead of Fed minutes
Gold prices were little changed early on Thursday, after hitting a one-week high in the previous session, as the…
Gold rises as US-China trade tensions intensify
Gold rose early Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar and a dip in Asian stocks as a trade spat between the United…
European stocks rise as utility stocks lead gains
European stocks rose Monday morning amid a slew of corporate news. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up around 0.4…
Asian markets fall after global markets decline on Italian turmoil
Asian markets declined on Wednesday as a sell-off in U.S. and European markets weighed on sentiment during the…
European shares open lower as Italian crisis batters financial markets
European shares opened slightly lower Wednesday morning, amid a deepening political crisis in the euro zone's…
Merkel, Macron plan roadmap by June on euro zone reform
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to overcome differences in order to…
Merkel, Macron delay plan to present euro zone reforms: Spiegel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have postponed a plan to propose euro zone…
European stocks close higher after euro zone, pan-European indexes hit multi-year highs
European equities closed provisionally higher Friday as investors digested strong economic data. The pan-European…
EU executive to suggest deeper euro zone integration to unite EU
The European Commission will submit on Wednesday deeper euro zone integration that would help unite the broader…
Six euro zone states risk EU budget rule breach in 2018
The national budgets of six euro zone countries may break EU deficit rules next year, the European Commission said…
Europe set to edge higher at open amid earnings and UK inflation data
European markets are expected to start off slightly higher on Tuesday morning, as investors gear up for the latest…
ECB tells banks to set aside more cash on bad loans
European Central Bank (ECB) will ask euro zone banks from next year to set aside more cash to cover newly…
Europe set for mixed open as Catalonia crisis worsens
European equities are set to open mixed on Wednesday morning as investors keep a close eye on events in Catalonia,…
European markets set for a higher open but Spanish stocks set to slide after Catalan…
European stocks are set to start the first trading day of the month on a higher footing as investors follow the…