June 07, 2014

Euro-Zone Retail Sales Rose in April

Retail sales across the 18 countries that share the euro rose for the fourth straight month in April, and at the fastest year-to-year pace since early 2007.

June 06, 2014

Euro-Zone Business Activity Slows

Business activity in the euro zone slowed more sharply in May than first estimated, a sign that weak prices are undermining the area's recovery from its debt crisis.

June 05, 2014

Ukraine Bond Repayment Belies Gutted Economy: East Europe Credit

As Ukraine repays its $1 billion dollar bond, sentiment for the nation’s notes is souring with the economy withering amid fighting between government forces and pro-Russia separatists.

June 04, 2014

Eurozone inflation fall raises prospects of damaging deflationary spiral

The European Central Bank will almost certainly act this week to breathe life into the eurozone's struggling economy after a shock fall in inflation, economists said.

June 03, 2014

EU asks Italy for tighter 2014 budget to curb debt

(Reuters) - The European Commission asked Italy on Monday to tighten its budget this year to rein in an excessive public debt but fell short of opening a disciplinary procedure against the euro zone's third largest economy.