European Central Bank

• German-French Spat Caps 2012 Crisis Fight

  By James G. Neuger, Bloomberg  |  December 14, 2012

  Merkel and Hollande disagree over changes to make in currency bloc.

• Rigged Libor Shows Flaw of Self-Regulation

  By Liam Vaughan and Gavin Finch, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  Manipulation flourished for years, even after bank supervisors were notified.

• Central Bankers Struggle To Find Inflation to Fight

  By Craig Torres and Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg  |  December 10, 2012

  Monetary authorities debate the extent to which they should pursue other goals.

• ECB’s Draghi Leaves Rate-Cut Door Ajar

  By Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  European Central Bank cuts forecasts for 2013 growth, inflation.

• Jobless Claims Decline

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  Sandy's impact wanes on claims, but storm is expected to dampen November payroll gains.

• S&P Cuts Greece Rating to Selective Default

  By John Detrixhe and Wes Goodman, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  Downgrade is a response to Greek bond buyback, rating agency says.

• Greece Begins Buyback as Merkel Floats Write-off Prospect

  By Maria Petrakis and Emma Charlton  |  December 3, 2012

  Greek buys rally after buyback is announced.

• OECD Cuts Global Growth Forecasts

  By Mark Deen, Bloomberg  |  November 27, 2012

  ECB and People’s Bank of China should ease policy, OECD says.

• Greece Gets Rescue Boost

  By James G. Neuger, Stephanie Bodoni and Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg  |  November 27, 2012

  Finance ministers cut rates on bailout loans, suspend interest payments.

• Euro Finance Chiefs Take Third Swing at Greek Aid

  By Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg  |  November 26, 2012

  Officials must resolve a $13 bln funding gap.