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• 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.

• U.K. Among Nations Raising Alarm on U.S. Swap Rules’ Reach

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 19, 2013

  Overseas finance officials urge U.S. Treasury to limit the cross-border reach of derivatives regulations.

• Europe Moves Toward Tax Evasion Clampdown

  By Mark Deen, Rebecca Christie and Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Nine countries back proposal for automatic sharing of bank details.

• Japan Gets Calls Not to Drive Down Yen

  By Kasia Klimasinska and Ian Katz, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Other nations worry BOJ’s aggressive easing threatens their exports.

• 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 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.

• Cyprus Deposit-Tax Passage in Doubt

  By Patrick Donahue and Mark Deen, Bloomberg  |  March 19, 2013

  If the legislature rejects the levy, the nation risks losing its membership in the euro.

• Cyprus Levy Threatens to Derail Euro-Area Bailout

  By Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg  |  March 18, 2013

  Charge on bank accounts still must be ratified by legislature.

• EU Opens Way for Easier Budgets

  By James G. Neuger and Svenja O’Donnell, Bloomberg  |  March 5, 2013

  Finance ministers respond to backlash against austerity.