NEW YORK (Reuters) - DBRS plans to rate the credit of all euro-zone sovereigns by year-end, from the current 10 of 17, which will give the now-missing countries one more way for the ECB to weigh how valuable each nation's debt is as collateral.

The euro-zone economy has just endured a sixth successive quarter of shrinking GDP. The malaise is spreading to core countries including Finland and the Netherlands, which both contracted in the first quarter.

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - The dollar recovered to trade flat against the euro on Friday after the release of better-than-expected U.S.

�The yen has depreciated by 24 percent since September and in same period there was no change in the euro, so that is a huge advantage, and Japan and Germany are very strong in similar sectors,� said Christian Schulz, an economist at Berenberg Bank.

As he explains: �We want to stop those political euro rescue actions and break up the eurozone. The euro is dividing Europe instead of unifying it.

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium plan to sell bonds next week, expecting to raise an estimated combined total of about 16-17 billion euros. * Belgium aims to raise between 2.9 billion and 3.9 billion euros on Tuesday, when ...

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A euro-area services and factory output gauge increased more than economists forecast in May, adding to signs the currency bloc is starting to emerge from its record-long recession.

In part, the decline in Irish borrowing costs has been driven by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's pledge last year to do whatever it takes to defend the euro. It also reflects Ireland's strategy of protecting its 12.5 percent corporate ...

"The euro has remained relatively stable against the US dollar over the past week, deriving support from tentative signs that the pace of economic recession in the eurozone is easing," said Lee Hardman, currency analyst at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ...