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• No Imminent Change to Quantitative Easing

  By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 22, 2013

  Minutes from the Fed's May 1 meeting indicate that policymakers are not yet ready to rock the boat.

• The Fed to Address Credit Pinch for Small Business

  By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  May 10, 2013

  As U.S. community banks continue to struggle, 41 percent of businesses under six years old cannot obtain a business loan.

• Yen Weakens Beyond 99 per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 8, 2013

  Exchange rate hits lowest level since May 2009 on concerns about the Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures.

• Cyprus Shows Libor Still Broken

  By Liam Vaughan, Bloomberg  |  March 28, 2013

  Benchmark rate ignored the crisis in Cyprus, with just four out of 18 banks showing increase in dollar borrowing cost.

• 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 Levy Threatens to Derail Euro-Area Bailout

  By Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg  |  March 18, 2013

  Charge on bank accounts still must be ratified by legislature.

• Kuroda Offers Bank of Japan Deflation-Fight Credibility

  By John Brinsley, Bloomberg  |  February 25, 2013

  Asian Development Bank’s leader may be the next BOJ chief.

• Junk Bond Froth Seeps into Emerging Markets

  By Ye Xie and Michael Patterson, Bloomberg  |  February 19, 2013

  High-yield debt of companies in emerging markets is so expensive it leads to talk of asset bubbles.

• BRIC Dominance Fades

  By Michael Patterson, Bloomber  |  January 2, 2013

  Equity markets of the biggest emerging economies trailed global markets last year.

• Fourth-Quarter M&A Surge Spurs Optimism

  By Aaron Kirchfeld and Serena Saitto, Bloomberg  |  December 27, 2012

  Late pickup salvages otherwise lackluster year for takeovers.