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Europe rethinks its pursuit of austerity
LONDON — After years of unrelenting austerity, Europe seems to have turned a corner on its debt crisis — right into a dead-end street. Since the turmoil erupted in 2009, countries from Ireland to Greece have focused almost exclusively on...
Tags: Finance, Berlin (Germany), Economy, Business and Finance, European Union, Central Bank
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Eurozone unemployment rate hits record 12.2%
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate in the Eurozone hit a record 12.2% last month as the region continues to battle a lengthy recession triggered by austerity measures and debt problems in some key nations. Joblessness has soared over the past...
Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Money and Monetary Policy, Austria
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Eurozone recession continues
WASHINGTON — Europe's recession stretched into the first three months of the year, making it the single-currency region's longest downturn and raising concerns about its effect on the U.S. recovery. The 17-nation Eurozone economy contracted 0.2%...
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Eurozone economy shrinks in first quarter, marking longest recession
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- The Eurozone economy contracted 0.2% in the first three months of the year compared with the previous quarter, marking the region's longest recession since its single currency was created in 1999. The 17-nation Eurozone now has been in...Tags: Productivity, Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank, Italy
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Bloomberg in damage-control mode over client snooping
Officials at Bloomberg, the New York financial news and information service, scrambled to deal with an unfolding customer privacy scandal after admitting its journalists had snooped on business clients for years through its network of terminals ubiquitous...
Tags: Finance, Federal Reserve, Investments, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Economy, Business and Finance
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Europe could drop interest rate below zero on excess bank deposits
WASHINGTON -- The European Central Bank could reduce the interest rate it pays on excess bank deposits to below zero to boost growth in the recession-plagued region, a top official said. The comments over the weekend by Italian Central Bank chief...
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Cyprus locked in tense talks with international lenders
ATHENS -- Officials from Cyprus and international lenders were locked in long and tortuous talks Sunday, trying to strike a deal on a rescue plan that would keep the island’s failing banks from collapsing while maintaining membership in Europe&...
Tags: Finance, Same-Sex Marriage, Cyprus, Economy, Business and Finance, Central Bank
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Cyprus faces Monday deadline to find $7.5 billion
ATHENS -- The clock began ticking for Cyprus on Thursday when the European Central Bank warned the beleaguered country that it had until Monday to find $7.5 billion needed to qualify for a financial bailout. The stern ultimatum that the European Central...
Tags: Finance, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Cyprus, Economy, Business and Finance, Central Bank
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Cyprus, creditors reach draft deal for avoiding economic collapse
ATHENS — After hours of tortuous threats and talks, Cyprus reached a draft deal with its international lenders Monday to keep the island’s failing banks from collapsing and its economy anchored to Europe’s single currency....
Tags: Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Cyprus, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Nicos Anastasiades
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Cyprus scrambles to put together bailout package
ATHENS -- Racing against time and short on choices, Cyprus on Friday moved to vote on yet another bailout formula its government cobbled together to secure a $13-billion international lifeline that will keep its weak banks afloat and avert a devastating...
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European Central Bank cuts key interest rate to fight recession
WASHINGTON -- The European Central Bank on Thursday lowered its key interest rate to a record low level in an effort to spur economic growth in the recession-plagued Eurozone. The central bank's policymakers lowered its main refinancing rate by 0.25...
Tags: Finance, Labor Markets, Federal Reserve, Employment Opportunities, Money and Monetary Policy
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