May 17, 2014

Greece denies plan for retroactive tax on foreign bondholders

(Reuters) - Greece's government on Thursday denied it had instituted a retroactive tax on foreign holders of Greek bonds, and revoked a tax document that spooked investors and sent yields to near two-month highs.

May 16, 2014

Pound Bulls Unfazed by Carney’s Tone Say Rally Isn’t Over

Pound bulls still have reason to be optimistic following the Bank of England’s attempts to temper interest-rate expectations, according to firms from Bank of New York Mellon to Mizuho Bank Ltd.

May 15, 2014

ECB Channels Trichet’s Strong Vigilance to Signal Easing

The European Central Bank is preparing multiple measures against too-low inflation that could be used as soon as next month, policy makers said.

May 14, 2014

Pensions staff axed after exodus from annuities

The troubled pensions provider Just Retirement yesterday admitted it will be forced to cut jobs across its 800-strong workforce due to radical reforms in March’s Budget.

May 13, 2014

IMF's Lagarde calls for more ECB stimulus: paper

(Reuters) - Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has repeated calls for more stimulus from the European Central Bank to keep at bay the risk of persistently low inflation in the euro zone.