European Union

• Benchmark Rates in Question

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  June 18, 2013

  Probe into rigging of Libor expands to other rates, spreads across Europe and to the U.S. and Singapore.

• U.S.-EU Trade Talks to Start in July

  By Robert Hutton and Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  June 17, 2013

  Talks expected to move fast on the ‘biggest trade deal in history.’

• Message from Congress on Cross-Border Swaps

  By Dave Michaels, Bloomberg  |  June 12, 2013

  Bill to limit the CFTC's cross-border authority faces U.S. House vote, but the Senate isn't expected to consider it.

• Hedge Funds Win Collateral Reprieve in SEC Dodd-Frank Shift

  By Carla Main, Bloomberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Banks have six months to design new trading models; EU urges U.S. to change course on swaps rules; and watchdog says SEC is better at cost-benefit analysis.

• German Top Court Expected to Extend ‘Yes, But’ Doctrine

  By Karin Matussek and Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Germany's Federal Constitutional Court is reviewing European Central Bank programs to buy bonds from countries in crisis.

• Investors Upbeat on U.S. Stocks

  By Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  May 16, 2013

  In this week's Bloomberg Global Poll, the U.S. and Japan ranked high, while expectations fell for returns on investments in China.

• Congress Pressures Swaps Regulators to Curb Dodd-Frank

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2013

  House Financial Services Committee to vote today on measures to ease derivatives requirements.

• Euro-Area Economy Headed for 2-Year Slump

  By Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  EC lowers forecast; now predicts 0.4% decline in GDP in 2013.

• Europe Poised to Soften on Austerity

  By Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg  |  April 29, 2013

  New Italian government may unwind some budget measures.

• Austerity on Trial amid New Evidence

  By Simon Kennedy, Rebecca Christie and Stefan Riecher  |  April 22, 2013

  Economic policies are debated again as growth undershoots estimates.