European government

• Carry Trades Show Limit to Central Bank Stimulus

  By Neal Armstrong and Allison Bennett, Bloomberg  |  October 22, 2012

  FX volatility hits five-year low; carry trade profitability has declined.

• BBA May Lose Oversight of Libor

  By Liam Vaughan and Gavin Finch, Bloomberg  |  August 14, 2012

  Authorities consider stripping bankers’ group of its role regarding benchmark rate.

• Draghi Heads Toward Bond Purchases

  By Mark Gilbert and Emma Charlton, Bloomberg  |  August 3, 2012

  ECB seen edging toward some version of Fed’s quantitative easing.

• U.S. Moves Forward on Basel III

  By Yalman Onaran and Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg  |  June 8, 2012

  U.S. banks almost $60 bln short of proposed capital buffers, Fed estimates.

• Greek Swaps Sellers to Pay $2.5 Bln

  By Abigail Moses, Bloomberg  |  March 19, 2012

  Settlement set after auction values Greek bonds at 21.5% of face value.

• Greek Bonds Valued at 21.75%

  By Abigail Moses, Bloomberg  |  March 19, 2012

  Auction results indicate CDS sellers to pay 78.25 cents on the euro.

• Greek Debt Deal Seen This Week

  By Marcus Bensasson and Maria Petrakis, Bloomberg  |  January 30, 2012

  IIF says two sides are ‘close’ to completing voluntary exchange.

• Italian Crisis Ambushes Ireland

  By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Keith Jenkins  |  November 9, 2011

  European contagion threatens recent declines in Irish bond yields.

• MF Global Exposes Prop-Trade Risk

  By Christine Harper, Michael J. Moore, Silla Brush  |  November 1, 2011

  Jon Corzine's risky play, a case in point for Paul Volker's rule.

• Investors in Greece Face Bigger Losses

  By James G. Neuger, Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg  |  October 4, 2011

  EU hints at larger role for bondholders in euro-zone’s bailout of Greece.