Eurozone trapped in austerity-led recession
The dogged recession across the eurozone has snared key economy France, with the latest EU figures released Wednesday showing a full year-and-a-half ...
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Japan's economic rebound a recipe for Europe?
The recovery of the Japanese economy is renewing pressure on European policymakers to shift course from austerity to stimulus.
Euro ministers discussing troubled Slovenia
The ministers from the 17 countries using the euro currency were also discussing the outlook for Portugal, Greece and Cyprus.
Europe at odds over next steps to banking union
A majority of the 17 countries in the European Union's common euro currency union want to swiftly create a central banking ...
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EU ministers to thrash out tax clampdown
EU govts are looking to a package that will scrap national banking secrecy laws, and are called to overcome holdout opposition from ...
'Unemployment rate in rich countries edges down'
The unemployment rate across rich countries eased slightly to 8.0 percent in March, the OECD said on Wednesday.
German official raw trade surplus rises in March
On a 12-month comparison, a decline of unadjusted exports data, measuring the main driving force of the German economy, accelerated.
G7 meet as US pressures Europe over austerity
The G7 nations will hold talks on spurring growth, amid US-Europe divisions over the scale of austerity.
Divisions deepen as tide turns against eurozone austerity
The position of Letta and others who share his view has been bolstered by influential backing from the International Monetary Fund ...
Crisis-hit Greece sees rise in social inequality
Greek society is experiencing an "unheard-of fragmentation", made worse by fierce austerity measures, experts say.