Features By Andrew Walker
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European Central Bank to Cyprus: Now or never
Cyprus has until Monday to come up with a new bailout package after the parliament rejected the initial plan that called for a controversial tax on the country’s bank deposits.
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Up, Up, and Away! Global stocks reach five-year high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit yet another all-time high -- and the world is following suit. Global shares are at their highest level since June of 2008, thanks to strong market performance in France, Germany, the U.K., and Japan.
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EU looks to cap bankers' bonuses
EU officials have announced an agreement that would restrict the amount bankers can receive as as bonus.
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'Currency wars' on the agenda at the G20
The Group of 20 major world economies are meeting in Moscow today, and the biggest item on the agenda is global monetary policy with some countries complaining about a 'currency war.'
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Bank regulators loosen up on liquidity rule
Regulators in Basel have decided riskier assets can be used as part of a bank's emergency buffer.
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Europe struggles to prepare for the U.S. fiscal cliff
If the U.S. falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year, countries across the pond could also suffer the effects.
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How Europe watches American unemployment
Today the world is watching us here in the U.S. The Labor Department is about to tell us how many jobs
were created in the U.S. last month and what the new unemployment rate is. It's seen as a key indicator for the health of the U.S. economy, which is still the largest in the world.
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How central bank tactics stack up
The U.S. Federal Reserve says it will continue holding interest rates down the rest of the year through its "Operation Twist" -- swapping short-term securities for long-term ones. But the economic crisis is global, and ours is not the only central bank that's worried about stoking economic growth.
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Euro banking union could reduce Spanish burden
The European Commission recommended today that Europe bring its banking system into closer union, so that stronger parts of the EU can help out weaker links without disrupting individual governments.
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Euro leaders plan for Greece to 'divorce' the euro
Although eurozone members want Greece to keep the euro, contingency plans are being made in case there is a parting of ways. The cost and wider economic effects of a possible Greek exit are highly uncertain.
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