Jean-Claude Trichet første intervju siden han gikk av som leder for ECB   M. Trichet has lived through the entire story of the euro. He was head of the French Treasury when the Maastricht T...

  Fed Hosts Global Gathering on Easy Money   Quantitative-easing programs "stimulate the economy by reducing credit costs," concludes Mark Gertler, a New York University professor, in a paper ...

  Krisen er ikke over - Styringsrenten kan bli senket til ny rekord i Europa   Etter at Den europeiske sentralbanken (ECB) i fjor kuttet styringsrenten i eurosonen, fra 1,5 prosent den 9. nove...

  Trichet Sees Risk as Greek Writedowns Split EU   European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warned of threats to the financial system as the conflict among political leaders intensi...

  Trichet Ends ECB Reign With More QE   Conducting his last press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), President Jean Claude Trichet announced a further round of covered ass...

  Italy Living on Borrowed Time   When the European Central Bank started purchasing Spanish and Italian sovereign debt on the secondary markets on Aug. 8, it wasn't a moment too soon for Madri...

  Trichet Turns ‘President of Europe’ as Debt Crisis Stuns Political Leaders   When Jean-Claude Trichet retires on Oct. 31, the euro area may lose more than just a European Central Bank p...

  EU calls emergency meeting as debt crisis stalks Italy   European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has called an emergency meeting of top officials dealing with the euro zone debt crisis ...

  ECB Will Struggle With Two-Card Trick Attempt   The European Central Bank is trying to rescue the euro and keep a lid on inflation. It will find it can do one of these, but not both. This be...

  Portugal, Spain Government Notes Fall as Trichet Comments Provide no Balm   Government notes from Europe’s most- indebted nations declined as European Central Bank measures to accommodate...

  ECB’s Trichet Signals Ready to Raise Rates   European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said policy makers are in “strong vigilance mode,” signaling they intend to raiseinter...

  Greek Default Spells ‘Havoc’ for Banks a Year After Bailout   A year after European officials bailed out Greece, investors say the region’s banks haven’t raised sufficient capital o...

  Luxembourg Lies on Secret Meeting   Is lying considered an appropriate mode of communication for euro-zone leaders? We have to wonder after a strange episode on Friday evening. Here’s what...

  Goldman Sachs Sees Commodity Recovery as Slump Erases $99 Billion   The commodities rout that knocked off $99 billion of market value last week is driving out speculators and leading Goldman...

  Greeks 'planning debt restructuring'   Greek newspapers report that government is considering extending term of loans as Citigroup trader faces grilling by Interpol over source of market rum...

  Portugal says needs aid, PM to speak   Portugal's caretaker government said on Wednesday it needs financing from the European Union, marking a turnaround after resisting asking for aid for m...

Videointervju med FX Concepts John Taylor Jr - verdens største valuta hedgefond John Taylor, chairman and founder of FX Concepts LLC, talks about the outlook for the euro, the yen and investment s...

  Roubini Says ECB Risks Hurting Periphery Nations By Raising Benchmark Rate   Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the financial crisis, said the European Central Bank threatens to h...

  Trichet, King Haunted by Bank of Japan's ‘Lost Decade’ Interest-Rate Error   European central bankers agitating for higher interest rates to quell inflation may be ignoring the lessons ...

  ECB Officials Signal They’re on Track for April Rate Increase European Central Bank officials indicated the economic uncertainty caused by Japan’s earthquake may not deter them from raisin...

  Flat-Earth European Central Bank misreads oil spike again, and kicks Spain in the teeth   The European Central Bank has once again risen to the bait. Faced with an oil supply shock that defl...

  Gold Futures Rebound as Libya Unrest Boosts Haven Demand; Silver Tops $35   “There are still a lot of moving parts in the Middle East and North Africa,” said Adam Klopfenstein, a senior...

  Trichet Says ECB May Raise Rates, Show `Strong Vigilance'   European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB may raise interest rates next month to fight accelerating inflat...

  Euro Rises Versus Dollar as Oil Surge Spurs Bets ECB Will Increase Rates   The euro gained for the first time in three days against the dollar on speculation rising fuel costs will put furth...