The euro zone periphery may seem backward relative to Germany or the Netherlands, but its members are rich, industrialised economies with modern service sectors.

The pound fell to a four-week low against the euro after a government report showed U.K. retail sales unexpectedly declined last month.

The yen fell to a three-year low against the euro after Bank of Japan policy makers affirmed a plan to double the monetary base over two years and their statement made no reference to rising bond yields.

Potential revenues that escape the net of tax collectors reportedly amount to one trillion euros. Such large amounts of money, currently sitting in tax havens, would be greatly beneficial to European countries in boom years, let alone times when most ...

LONDON May 22 (Reuters) - The euro rose to a 3-1/2 year peak against the yen and a four-month high against the Swiss franc on Wednesday as investors demand for safe-haven currencies waned on falling borrowing costs for indebted euro zone countries.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell against the euro on Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve officials dented expectations the U.S.

Euro rises to session high vs dollar * Gold's appeal hurt by fears the Fed will ease stimulus * Spot silver cuts loss to 0.6 percent, platinum to 1.65 pct (Recasts, updates prices, adds comments, adds byline, changes dateline (previous LONDON) By ...

The euro lies at the root of Europe's record unemployment rate and countries such as Spain and Greece should quit the common currency to return to economic health, said the head of Germany's fledgling anti-euro party. Southern European countries can't ...

NEW YORK May 21 (Reuters) - The euro rose to a session high against the dollar on Tuesday as investors positioned ahead of testimony from U.S.

Under the terms of its accession to the EU, Poland must eventually join the euro. However, the financial crisis that has crippled the European economy has dented Poles' initial enthusiasm for deeper EU integration, and less than one third of the ...