European Central Bank

• Bank of Japan Steps Up Stimulus

  By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2013

  Central bank doubles its bond purchases in first Kuroda easing salvo.

• European Money Funds Breaking Buck Taboo

  By Katie Linsell, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2013

  Funds pressured by very low yields on European government bonds.

• Cyprus Banks Reopen After Two Weeks

  By Tom Stoukas, Maria Petrakis and Marcus Bensasson, Bloomberg  |  March 28, 2013

  Capital controls curb panic.

• Cyprus Capital Controls Could Last Years

  By Yalman Onaran, Bloomberg  |  March 27, 2013

  Cyprus will be the first country without its own currency to impose such controls.

• Cyprus Bailout Shuts Bank

  By Rebecca Christie, James G. Neuger and Svenja O’Donnell, Bloomberg  |  March 25, 2013

  Nation will shrink its banking sector in exchange for 10 bln euros in aid.

• ECB Warns on SEPA Migration

  By Jana Randow, Bloomberg  |  March 22, 2013

  The European Central Bank says companies are running out of time to implement Single Euro Payments Area structures.

• Russia Rejects Cyprus Rescue Bid

  By Olga Tanas and Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg  |  March 22, 2013

  Cypriot lawmakers begin debate on ways to avoid financial collapse as EU deadline looms.

• ECB Gives Cyprus Funding Deadline

  By Georgios Georgiou and Stefan Riecher, Bloomberg  |  March 21, 2013

  Cypriot President Anastasiades works on plan to stave off financial collapse.

• Europe Weighs Cyprus’s Fate

  By Patrick Donahue and Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  March 20, 2013

  After legislators reject bank levy, Merkel signals willingness to engage with Cyprus.

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  Dollar’s Swings Could Continue

  By Susan Kelly  |  March 20, 2013

  Europe’s fiscal crisis, Japanese monetary policy fuel FX volatility.