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26 April 2012
Developed market shares were fleeting between positive and negative territory this afternoon as US jobs data disappointed and investor confidence in the eurozone weakened.
23 February 2012
The European Commission has warned the eurozone will be back in recession this year despite "signs of stabilisation" on the continent.
12 January 2012
First it was Ireland, then Greece, closely followed by Italy, but now the spotlight is shining on Hungary as it comes to the forefront of the European debt crisis.
10 November 2011
Germany and France have begun preliminary talks about a possible break-up of the eurozone, according to reports, amid fresh fears about the future of Italy after the nation's cost of borrowing hit a new record.
21 October 2011
European regulators may be given new powers to suspend credit ratings of countries seeking or undergoing bailouts to prevent the “negative spillover effects to other countries”, according to proposals for tougher regulation issued by the European Commission.
28 September 2011
The European Commission has proposed a tax on financial transactions to help fund the cost of the eurozone rescue package which could see investors in UCITS fund being hit with a triple blow.
15 September 2011
The European Commission has revised down its economic growth forecast for the rest of the year, saying growth in the eurozone will grind to a “virtual standstill”.
14 September 2011
Jupiter’s Guy de Blonay said markets may have to plunge a further 15% before "complacent" policymakers look to more QE.
07 July 2011
The downgrading of Portugal's debt to 'junk' status by Moody's earlier this week has led to renewed criticism, this time from the European Commission (EC), of the role and behaviour of credit ratings agencies.
04 May 2011
Asset managers may have to undertake a “root and branch” reassessment of business models amid a wave of European regulation set to trigger “huge upheaval”, warns State Street.
04 March 2011
The European Commission may be about to kill two very big birds with one stone. The ‘stone’ it is casting from Brussels is the snappily named Regulation on Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps.
30 September 2010
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13 September 2010
The European Commission has revised GDP forecasts for the UK slightly upwards, while the EU as a whole has also seen its figure boosted.
08 July 2010
The City watchdog is considering whether Britain can claim exemption from European laws that will introduce the toughest pay restrictions in the world.
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