France dodges rating downgrade - for now

(Reuters) - Moody's spared France a fresh downgrade of its debt rating on Friday even though Paris has overrun its deficit targets, warning the outlook was negative in light of difficulties pushing through reforms.

ECB's Praet warns against reading too much into low take-up of TLTROs

(Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board member Peter Praet warned on Thursday against reading too much into the low take-up of the first round of four-year ECB loans, stressing that they are part of a broader policy package.

Euro Steady As Tension In Ukraine Worsens

The euro remained below $1.30 on Tuesday despite encouraging trade data out on Monday. The common currency traded at $1.2961 at 10:00 GMT with the Fed’s upcoming meeting and the crisis in Ukraine continuing to weigh.

U.K. Workers Get No Relief as Wage Squeeze to Extend Into 2015

U.K. households will have to wait until the second quarter of next year before the squeeze on their living standards starts to properly ease, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.

German business lobby group calls EU sanctions a mistake

(Reuters) - The European Union's new economic sanctions against Russia are a "mistake" because they were imposed just as a week-old ceasefire was bringing calm to the embattled east of Ukraine, the leader of a German business lobby group was quoted saying on Sunday.