German Factory Orders Rise Less Than Forecast as Growth Stalls

German factory orders (GRIORTMM) climbed less than forecast in a sign the euro area’s largest economy may struggle to grow in the second half of the year.

Merkel ally lashes out at Draghi over ECB plans to buy 'junk' paper

(Reuters) - An ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the European Central Bank and its president Mario Draghi in a rare public attack, telling Bild newspaper the ECB's new schemes to bolster lending and buy asset-backed securities would scare Germans.

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.

Euro Makes It Harder for Countries to Adjust Imbalances

Germany’s central bank has weighed in on a thorny topic in Europe: whether the euro has made it harder for countries in the currency to adjust their current account imbalances.

Signs point finally to end of Europe recession

FRANKFURT: After a year and a half of recession, Europe's battered economy could finally be showing signs of life. It's not the kind of recovery that calls for a big celebration.

German Business Confidence Rises for a Third Month

German business confidence rose for a third month in July, indicating that Europe’s largest economy is recovering as the 17-nation euro region tries to shake off its longest-ever recession.

ECB's Draghi backs Schaeuble's "currency commissioner": Spiegel

(Reuters) - European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi has thrown his weight behind a proposal by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to radically expand the powers of the European Union's monetary affairs commissioner.

Euro Zone Aid? Ask for the Bill in German

Germany's economy has defied gravity month after month, recording growth when many of the country's euro zone peers were struggling to avoid or emerge from recession, but even the so-called "engine" of Europe is now succumbing to the crisis.

Swiss Economy Unlikely To Slip Into Recession - UBS's Weber

The Swiss economy is unlikely to slip into a recession with gross domestic product probably moving sideways in coming months, UBS AG (UBS) Chairman Axel Weber said Friday.

Fate of eurozone rests in the hands of German judges

They have the potential to throw the stock exchange into turmoil, trigger frenzy on bond markets and bring down the German government.

Debt crisis: OECD backs plans for ECB bond market intervention

The OECD has waded into the dispute over emergency measures to prop up Spain and Italy, backing plans for the European Central Bank to buy up debt of struggling eurozone nations.

Economic uncertainty growing massively: ECB's Nowotny

(Reuters) - Economic uncertainty in Europe is rising "massively" as growth prospects worsen, especially for debt-strapped southern euro zone members, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said.

Euro drops versus dollar after ECB Draghi's comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro fell against the dollar in volatile trade on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi disappointed investors hoping for quick action to contain the euro zone debt crisis.