"This could ultimately end up doing further damage to the reputation of the euro zone." In 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that the euro zone could benefit from a new finance minister as part of his ideas to reform the continent ...
more| 02 May 2018 05:52 | Bloomberg |
Good morning, Americas. Here's news from Bloomberg Economics to help get your Wednesday started: It's Fed decision day, and officials have a tricky problem to navigate at their meeting: how to shape expectations for the pace of future rate increases ...
more| 02 May 2018 05:41 | SkySports |
We're now into the final month of domestic football across much of Europe but that hasn't stopped the transfer rumour mill from kicking into overdrive.
moreGermany, the euro zone's biggest contributor to the EU budget, thinks the 19 countries that now share the euro shouldn't have a separate budget, or, if they do, it should be a very small one.
moreEconomic sentiment data slipped in March but remained broadly unchanged in April, leading analysts to forecast that the euro zone economy will ease back to still-healthy growth levels of about 2 percent year-on-year in the coming quarters. But it was ...
more| 02 May 2018 04:01 | Bloomberg |
Euro-area economic growth slowed in the first quarter, posing a challenge for the European Central Bank as it contemplates paring back monetary stimulus measures.
more| 16 Mar 2018 20:07 | New York Times |
There aren't many certainties in politics, but here's one: Vladimir Putin will be re-elected to a fourth presidential term in Sunday's sham ballot.
more| 12 Mar 2018 00:15 | Bloomberg |
The European Commission warned Italy last week that it needs to reduce it's pile of bad debt, which is the second-highest in the euro area after Greece, standing at more than 130 percent of gross domestic product. Italy is one of two euro-area ...
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