March 01, 2014

Euro Could Start Feeling The Effects Of Uncertainty In Ukraine

The euro was steady against the dollar and traded at $1.3682 at 6:45 GMT on Thursday morning. The common currency held its ground against an improving dollar which reached a two week high in the early hours of Thursday.

February 28, 2014

Euro zone lending contraction compounds ECB headache

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending to households and firms in the euro zone fell again in January and money supply growth remained subdued, adding to pressure on the European Central Bank to take action next week to support the economy.

February 27, 2014

Euro Area Seen Improving While Trailing U.S.-China Growth

The euro-area economy will continue to lag behind its main competitors, the U.S. and China, this year and next as high levels of unemployment and debt hinder the currency bloc’s recovery.

February 26, 2014

Spain's Rajoy, intent on job creation, ups growth view

(Reuters) - Spain's economy is on track to expand by a better-than-expected 1.0 percent in 2014, allowing moderate job creation for the first time in six years, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Tuesday in his annual state-of-the-nation address to Parliament.

February 25, 2014

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.