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Nearly half of Europeans are in favor of voting on their EU membership
May 9th, 2016
Almost 50 percent of voters in eight big EU countries are in favor of voting on their membership, a survey has found. The results come just weeks before the UK heads to the polls for their EU referendum. According ...
Central European economies not performing up to potential, IMF warns
May 6th, 2016
Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In its economic outlook for the region, the fund said that the ...
European Stocks Decline Fourth Day as Earnings Fail to Encourage
May 5th, 2016
BHP Billiton leads commodity producers lower on Brazil lawsuit Societe Generale advances as earnings beat estimates European stocks posted their longest losing streak in more than a month as the latest batch of earnings failed to lift investor sentiment. ...
A Brexit may shrink UK economy equivalent to £4,300 per household
April 18th, 2016
Leaving the European Union would take a severe financial toll on British families, Treasury officials warned on 18 April. In a 200-page official analysis, the Treasury forecasts that a vote for Brexit in June would see Britain’s economy shrink ...
Presentation of the ECB Annual Report 2015 to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
April 8th, 2016
Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB presented the ECB’s 2015 Annual Report. Below is the presentation as it was published: Mr Chairman, Honourable Members of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to ...
A Brexit will have a negative impact on the British, European and world economies
March 31st, 2016
Brexit will hurt world economy: US Treasury chief If Britain exits the European Union it will have a negative impact on the British, European and world economies, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned Tuesday. Britons are set to vote ...
The Collapse Of Italy’s Banks Threatens To Plunge The European Financial System Into Chaos
March 8th, 2016
The Italian banking system is a “leaning tower” that truly could completely collapse at literally any moment. And as Italy’s banks begin to go down like dominoes, it is going to set off financial panic all over Europe unlike ...
Swiss bank Credit Suisse warns the eurozone could collapse in case of a European recession
March 3rd, 2016
Credit Suisse recently warned the eurozone could collapse in the event of a fresh downturn or recession in Europe. Economists at the Swiss bank in a research note titled “Close to the edge” said the recession would unleash a ...
Swiss Economy Returns to Growth as Franc Shock Overcome
March 2nd, 2016
Fourth-quarter GDP rose 0.4% vs estimate for 0.1% increase SNB expects growth to accelerate in 2016 versus last year The Swiss economy returned to growth at the end of last year as it fought off the impact of a ...
UK EU exit would be global economy ‘shock’ – G20 leaders
February 29th, 2016
Finance ministers from the world’s leading economies have warned of a “shock” to the global economy if the UK leaves the EU. The ministers gave their opinion in a statement released at the end of a two-day meeting of ...
