Fears that ‘dangerous’ Switzerland referendum could spark gold rush

The Swiss like referendums: there were 11 last year and there have been nine more this year, on subjects ranging from who pays for abortions to whether the state should buy a certain type of new fighter aircraft.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro, bond yields dip as looser ECB policy eyed

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The euro hit its lowest level against the dollar in nearly a year and euro zone government bond yields fell to record lows on Tuesday on expectations the European Central Bank might ease monetary policy as soon as next week.

Europe Stocks Rally on Ukraine as Gold Drops; China Share

July 22 (Bloomberg) --European equities advanced with Russian stocks while gold and Treasuries slipped as the stand-off surrounding a downed passenger jet in Ukraine eased.

Europe shares, euro rise as German morale brightens

LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks rose and the euro strengthened against the dollar on Monday as a surprise improvement in German business morale added to optimism over the euro zone's recovery, although worries over credit tightening in China kept investors wary.

Euro-crisis continues to weigh on City

By Peter Ranscombe

FEARS over Germany's credit rating dragged down shares across Europe yesterday, wiping out early rises in London as worries over the European debt crisis began to re-emerge.

All three of the major credit ratings agencies denied rumours of a possible downgrade of Europe's powerhouse economy but that didn't stop Germany's Dax index losing 4 per cent in just 15 minutes.

Precious metals ends higher on Euro debt crisis

Bullions traded heavily backed by the once again erupted Euro crisis where in The European Commission said it isn't in discussions with Portugal over a possible bridge loan giving certain weakness to Portugal.

Which got its rating cut by Moody's Investors Service for the second time in three weeks to Baa1 from A3, This move put the country at the same level as Ireland, Russia, Mexico and Thailand.