August 02, 2014

Falling prices on radar as euro inflation drops again

(Reuters) - Annual inflation in the euro zone fell in July to its lowest since the height of the financial crisis in 2009, keeping the risk of deflation on policymakers' radar but unlikely to spur the European Central Bank into further policy action.

August 01, 2014

German Unemployment Drops for First Time in Three Months

German unemployment fell for the first time in three months in a sign that Europe’s largest economy is gathering pace after a second-quarter slowdown.

July 31, 2014

Italian Senators dig in against Renzi's reform plans

(Reuters) - Italian Senators clashed furiously on Tuesday over Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's plan to strip the upper house of most of its powers as part of a wide-ranging package of reforms to Italy's system of government and economy.

July 30, 2014

Russia sanctions threaten to blow euro zone off course

(Reuters) - The knock to confidence from harsher European sanctions on Russia could spoil the euro zone's budding economic recovery even if it shrugs off the fallout on trade.

July 29, 2014

Germany to reject EU-Canada trade deal: Sueddeutsche newspaper

(Reuters) - Germany is to reject a multi-billion free trade deal between the European Union and Canada which is widely seen as a template for a bigger agreement with the United States, a leading German paper reported on Saturday.