June 14, 2013

UK banks fear cyber attack more than euro crisis: BoE's Haldane

LONDON (Reuters) - Worries over hacking and other cyber attacks has pushed aside the euro zone crisis as the top risk for Britain's banks and they must do more to protect themselves, a senior Bank of England official said on Wednesday.

June 13, 2013

Greece back in crisis mode on state TV shutdown, downgrade

ATHENS: Greece's fragile government faced an internal revolt and fierce public protest on Wednesday over the sudden closure of state broadcaster ERT, hours after the humiliation of seeing its bourse downgraded to emerging market status.

June 12, 2013

Euro zone industrial output shows surprise rise in April

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Industrial output from euro zone factories defied market expectations of a month-on-month decline and rose in April, data showed on Wednesday, but the pace of expansion was slowed by a drop in production of energy and durable consumer goods.

June 11, 2013

Euro-Area Investor Confidence Rises as Recovery Seen This Year

Euro-area investor confidence rose in June on increased optimism that the economy will return to growth this year and turbulence in the sovereign debt crisis has been overcome for now, the Sentix research institute said.

June 10, 2013

Merkel Says Euro Nations Must Follow Germany’s Lead on Growth

Chancellor Angela Merkel said euro nations must follow Germany’s lead in tightening budgets and reshaping labor markets to return to growth as she seeks to stave off any crisis eruptions before elections in September.