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

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 ...

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 ...

But with the ECB's main interest rate now at 0.5 percent and euro zone inflation at 1.2 percent, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard recommended the ECB could consider quantitative easing (QE), or printing money for asset purchases.

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.

A review of asset quality by euro zone's banking regulators of the region's banks may show a capital shortfall of 300 billion euros ($386 billion) to 400 billion euros led by France and Germany, according to analysts at Berenberg Bank. The European ...

Chelsea Tops AP Poll After Winning Euro Title. By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer. MANCHESTER, England May 21, 2013 (AP). Share.

Bund losses might be limited by weak euro zone outlook. * Greek 10-year yield falls below 30-year for 1st time since 2010. By Emelia Sithole-Matarise.

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 ...