Search Results for: European Monetary Union
Greece, Creditors Said to Need a Few More Days to Reach Aid Pact
November 9th, 2015
Update: Greece and its European Union creditors need a few more days to reach an agreement that would release an aid payment of 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), according to an EU official with knowledge of the talks. The ...
Mark Carney: Prudent to Expect U.K. Rate Rise in 2016
November 6th, 2015
Bank of England governor comments in exclusive interview Says foreign investment key consideration in Brexit debate Mark Carney says Britons should be ready for a rate increase in 2016. “Would I rather have the majority of the British people ...
EU Commission: Autumn 2015 Economic Forecast
November 5th, 2015
Autumn 2015 Economic Forecast: Moderate recovery despite challenges The economic recovery in the euro area and the European Union as a whole is now in its third year. It should continue at a modest pace next year despite more ...
Scariest Events from the Financial World: 2000 to Present
October 30th, 2015
It’s no secret that the global financial markets offers a ton of opportunity, but can be equally as scary. There are so many factors at play in the free flow of trillions of dollars each day that it’s ...
Putin Tests English Debt Law as Ukraine Feud Heads to London
October 29th, 2015
Dispute challenges IMF rules on lending to nations in arrears Court case would be `fabulous’ to watch, debt scholar says Russia and Ukraine are about to test the boundaries of sovereign-debt litigation in a dispute that could have far-reaching ...
Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 11: Portugal Stages A Coup
October 26th, 2015
Wow. Portugal just did something extraordinary. In its most recent election, parties of the left — anti-austerity, anti-business, mistrustful of the euro and other extra-national institutions — gained a parliamentary majority, which gives them the right to form a ...
What will Happen to Bitcoin when the Economy goes Bust?
October 12th, 2015
Many people interested in Bitcoin have a less than optimistic view about the health of the global economy. This skepticism — in some cases pessimism — is fueled by a controversial business cycle theory that is fairly popular in ...
Thomson Reuters: Interview with Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB
September 16th, 2015
Interview with Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Paul Ingrassia, Balazs Koranyi and John O’Donnell on 14 September Is quantitative easing working? It is working and effective in many ways. The ultimate metric to assess success is the ...
An unexpected victim of Greek crisis
August 31st, 2015
Dutch drama over Greek crisis The Greek crisis may have claimed an unexpected new victim: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. In a five hour debate last week on the Dutch support for the latest bailout for Greece, the leader ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...