May 15, 2015

Euro, Clawing Its Way Back, Hits 3-Month High

PARIS — As recently as March, the dollar was looking so strong against the euro that the only question seemed to be how soon the eurozone currency would sink to parity.

May 14, 2015

Eurozone returns to healthy growth after QE bounce – but what next?

There’s a return to healthy growth in the eurozone. Surprised? It’s called the QE bounce. First the head of the central bank says he will inject £1.1tn into the 19-member economic bloc under a programme of quantitative easing (QE).

May 13, 2015

Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold at first post-election meeting

The Bank of England has decided to keep its interest rates on hold this May, keeping them unchanged for the first time since the general election.

May 12, 2015

Greece says deal will be 'difficult' at Eurogroup meeting

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis acknowledged that a deal to ease Greece's cash crunch was not likely at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers later on Monday despite progress in talks with lenders on some issues.

May 11, 2015

Eurozone pins hope on long-awaited economic rebound

Eurozone politicians are hoping for glimmers of a long-awaited economic rebound this week, with growth in the single currency bloc forecast to beat both the UK and US.