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The European Central Bank (ECB) is the institution of the European Union (EU) that administers the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Central banks and companies not bracing for a possible Greek euro exit would be making a grave error, Belgium's foreign minister said on Friday, rattling markets already alarmed by Spain's deteriorating finances.
Greek elections are due on June 17 and could hasten the country's departure from the currency club should a government intent on ripping up the country's bailout program result. Polls suggest the outcome is too tight to call.Greece accounts for little more than two percent of the euro zone economy but could pose a profound contagion threat if it quit the currency area, throwing the spotlight on Portugal, Spain and even Italy."There is no organized discussion at the European level along the lines of: what do we do (if Greece leaves)," Belgium's Didier Reynders told the European American Press Club in Paris. "Now, if central banks and companies are not preparing for the scenario, that would be a grave professional error."Spain is in plenty of trouble even disregarding any backwas...J.P. Morgan said Thursday a continuing recession in Europe will lead the European Central Bank to ease monetary policy further with rate cuts and another lending mea...
European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the co...
Greece will likely leave the euro zone on Jan. 1 2013 and its new currency will immediately fall by 60% against the euro, unleashing a massive yet manageable wave of...
Greece will leave the euro zone on Jan. 1 2013 and its new currency will immediately fall by 60% against the euro, unleashing a sizeable and unavoidable wave of cont...
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French President Francois Hollande Thursday said after a meeting in Brussels there is divergence on whether euro-zone bonds should be implemented as a tool to suppor...
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FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down the stories moving the markets around the world.
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UniCredit SpA (UCG.MI) Chief Executive Federico Ghizzoni said Wednesday he believes the euro zone's stabilization fund should be made available to recapitalize troub...
The Brazilian real strengthened in intraday trading Friday after repeated interventions by the central bank reinforced the outlook the government won't let the real ...
Motley Fool UK director David Kuo weighs in on the European stock market.
Spain's Bankia SA is set to ask the state for a more than 15 billion euros ($19 billion) bailout on Friday, marking another rise in the cost of a drawn-out rescue of...
The head of the global banking lobby that handled the private debt write-off for Greece warned on Friday that if the country leaves the euro zone, the world economy ...
Wary investors looked for bargains after recent sharp losses on Friday, keeping shares and the euro just above multi-month lows.They were also balancing hopes of pol...
FBN’s Charles Payne on the outlook for gold and silver.
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