China: Clear plan needed to solve Europe crisis

The European Union is China's biggest trading partner, and Beijing clearly wants to see it recover

• Nov 5, 2012

Greece revises debt forecasts up in draft budget

Unemployment is projected at 22.8 percent next year, marginally higher than the 22.4 percent predicted for 2012

• Oct 31, 2012

Greece warns of "chaos"

Unemployment has topped 25 percent, with rapidly worsening poverty that has prompted Democratic Left to harden its position

• Oct 30, 2012

Spain's Rajoy rules out imminent request for help

Country has been under pressure to tap a European Central Bank bond-buying program since it was announced in early September

• Oct 29, 2012

Fitch: U.S. money funds dip toes back into Europe

Ratings agency says the 10 largest funds increased their exposure for the third straight month in September

• Oct 29, 2012

Grim prospects: 1 in 4 Spaniards now out of work

For those under 25 years of age, the unemployment rate edged down marginally to 52 percent from 53 percent in the previous quarter

• Oct 26, 2012

Greece: We got an extension; EU: No you haven't

Greek finance minister said Wednesday the country had been granted a long-sought extension; Claim was shot down as "speculation"

• Oct 24, 2012

Eurozone debt hits 90 percent of its economy

Many analysts expect the eurozone to slip back into recession in the third quarter when official figures are published next month

• Oct 24, 2012

Greek junior gov't partner blocks reforms deal

Prime minister is trying to convince partners to accept last details of an austerity package needed to secure vital rescue loans

• Oct 23, 2012

Spain's central bank says GDP shrank 0.4 percent

Country's shrinking economy is increasing pressure on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to seek help from Europe

• Oct 23, 2012

Cyprus ready for final talks on bailout

Talks with opposition parties and trade unions aimed at garnering support for the government's own proposals have wrapped up

• Oct 22, 2012

European bank supervisor step closer but deal hazy

There is no firm deadline for the single supervisor to be up and running and analysts were struggling to see what was new

• Oct 19, 2012

ECB bailout plan: Greatest financial bluff ever?

So far, the European Central Bank's promised rescue has saved Spain and Italy from needing a real one

• Oct 18, 2012

Market pressure eases on Spain amid bailout hopes

There was also some relief in the markets that Moody's did not cut its credit rating on the country as had been widely-feared

• Oct 17, 2012

Survey finds German investor optimism on the rise

Germany has kept on growing despite the debt problems afflicting a number of countries that use the euro

• Oct 16, 2012

Riots, anger as Germany's Merkel visits Athens

German chancellor is despised among Greeks who blame her for forcing severe cuts on their government

• Oct 9, 2012

Germany sees slump in industrial orders

Data show that industrial orders in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, were down 1.3 percent in August - a decline led by slacker demand at home

• Oct 5, 2012

Report: Some EU banks skirt capital rules using loopholes

Regulators say some banks in the European Union are using loopholes to meet capital requirements

• Oct 4, 2012

Spain: "Bad bank" to be 55 percent private-owned

Economy minister says stake in bank would be offered to private sector companies, who might hope to turn around bad investments and eventually make a profit

• Oct 3, 2012

IMF's Lagarde: Rescuing Europe will take years

International Monetary Fund chief says Spain's path financial recovery is long and difficult, but necessary

• Oct 2, 2012

Spaniards struggle to get by in weak economy

A quarter of the people in one of the world's largest economies are unemployed; Even normal families rely on food banks to live

• Oct 2, 2012

Spain PM says bailout request is not imminent

The country is under pressure to ask for financial assistance to help lower its borrowing costs

• Oct 2, 2012

Grim news on Spanish unemployment

Spain's registered jobless rate ticks up in September; Overall unemployment rate is nearly 25 percent

• Oct 2, 2012

Greece recession to enter 6th year, budget shows

This year's recession is expected to see the economy shrink around 6.5 percent, according to Greece's draft budget

• Oct 1, 2012

Eurozone unemployment stuck at record 11.4 percent

New data renews concerns that efforts to slash debts have sacrificed jobs; Unemployment rate is the highest since the euro was created in 1999

• Oct 1, 2012

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