| Feb 9 |
Corporate fundamentals continue to improve. |
| Feb 9 |
Bourses were led higher by financial stocks. |
| Feb 8 |
The economic recovery is showing signs of losing steam. |
| Feb 8 |
Bourses higher on resource stocks. |
| Feb 5 | Market Forces: Of Sovereign Risk and Monetary Shifts
Investors grow concerned about a possible European debt default. |
| Feb 5 | Macro Roundup: Caution Will Rule Monetary Policy
Unconventional measures are being phased out; interest rates will rise later this year. |
| Feb 5 |
But a default by Portugal, Ireland, Greece or Spain is unlikely. |
| Feb 4 | European Preview: 8-12 February
Euro zone GDP is expected to have continued expanding in the fourth quarter of 2009. |
| Feb 4 |
Deficit reduction plan will be difficult to implement. |
| Feb 4 |
Stocks and currencies are on the retreat. |
| Feb 4 |
The central bank chief wants countries to speed structural reforms. |
| Feb 4 |
Ballooning fiscal deficits and debt likely took centre stage at the ECB meeting. |
| Feb 4 |
European bourses declined on worse than expected corporate earnings. |
| Feb 3 |
The major European currencies also weakened. |
| Feb 3 |
The key policy rate will remain unchanged until the end of the year. |
| Feb 3 |
European bourses are in flux in morning trade. |
| Feb 2 |
The major currencies strengthened against the greenback. |
| Jan 29 | Macro Roundup: Euro Zone Consumers, Firms to Be Tested
Differences in countries' rates of recovery complicate the ECB's decision-making. |
| Jan 29 | Market Forces: How to Remove a Stimulus
Fiscal policymakers must tread carefully lest bond yields rise. |
| Jan 29 |
But the near-term outlook remains challenging. |
| Jan 29 |
ECB interest rates will remain on hold for much of the year. |
| Jan 29 |
Euro declines against the dollar in morning trade. |
| Jan 28 |
Bond markets could penalize European countries with large deficits. |
| Jan 28 |
European bourses rose in early trade following gains in Asia and the U.S. |
| Jan 27 | Recession Increases Poverty Risk in the EU
Deepening fiscal woes and an aging population endanger Europe's social welfare formula. |
| Jan 27 |
European bourses retreated in early morning. |
| Jan 26 |
Sterling declined on weaker than expected fourth quarter GDP. |
| Jan 25 |
Bourses retreat on weaker than expected corporate earnings. |
| Jan 22 |
Greek bond yields soared because of concerns about the country's debt. |
| Jan 22 |
But euro zone credit markets are healing at varying speeds, complicating matters for the ECB. |
| Jan 22 | Market Forces: Inflation Expectations Remain Subdued
But the yield curve has steepened. |
| Jan 22 | Macro Roundup: Mixed Messages Muddy the Outlook
Policymaking is increasingly difficult, but interest rates will remain on hold. |
| Jan 22 |
High spare capacity and tight credit hamper investment in capital goods. |
| Jan 22 |
European bourses decline on proposed U.S. bank regulation. |
| Jan 21 |
Bonds strengthen following falls in equities. |
| Jan 21 |
A self-sustained economic recovery is still some way off. |
| Jan 21 |
European bourses higher on strong Chinese GDP. |
| Jan 20 |
Bourses declined on weaker corporate earnings. |
| Jan 19 |
European bourses closed higher, while government bonds fell. |
| Jan 19 |
U.K. fundamentals will weigh on prices, and the BoE will sit tight for most of 2010. |
| Jan 19 |
Increased oversight of euro zone statistics and EU accession country banks is planned. |
| Jan 19 |
European bourses drop as corporate earnings disappoint. |
| Jan 18 |
European bourses strengthen. |
| Jan 18 |
European bourses are higher on takeover speculation. |
| Jan 15 | Macro Roundup: Will Exports Save the Day?
This will be a tough year for euro zone manufacturers. |
| Jan 15 | Market Forces: Sovereign Default Worries Grow
Fiscal deficits have widened sharply in Greece and the U.K.
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| Jan 15 |
CDS spreads narrow despite drop in equities. |
| Jan 15 |
Low cash rates increase the pull of higher-risk investments. |
| Jan 15 | European Preview: 18-22 January
Belgian and French business and German investor confidence expected to rise in January. |
| Jan 15 |
Bourses rise in early morning trade on better than expected sales results. |
| Jan 14 |
The euro weakened against the dollar but sterling strengthened. |
| Jan 14 |
The ECB believes its official interest rate of 1% remains appropriate. |
| Jan 14 |
Ireland and Spain's property price corrections will be the largest. |
| Jan 14 |
A weak recovery means interest rates will not rise sharply. |
| Jan 14 |
The key policy rate will remain at 1% until the end of 2010. |
| Jan 14 |
European bourses rise in morning trade. |
| Jan 13 |
European stock and government bond markets were mixed.
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| Jan 13 |
Key policy rate expected to remain unchanged until fourth quarter 2010. |
| Jan 13 |
European government bonds weaken on debt issuance. |
| Jan 12 |
Improving fundamentals have lowered the cost of insuring against default. |
| Jan 12 |
The pound gains after the U.K. trade deficit narrows. |
| Jan 11 |
Equities were unchanged, while government bonds rose. |
| Jan 11 |
Nations must lay out credible plans to cut public debt and financial risk, or markets will balk. |
| Jan 11 |
European bourses rise in early trade. |
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