Features By Andrew Walker

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Euro zone economies shrink for sixth straight quarter

France is in recession, while Germany's economy has expanded.
Posted In: Euro Eurozone, European Union, France, Germany
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WTO appoints new leader, but will it affect your job?

Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has been chosen to become the next leader of the World Trade Organization, he will be the first Latin American to head the international group.
Posted In: World Trade Organization, brazil
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Greece keeps cutting while France looks for growth

Two European countries have come out with very different ways to tackle their economic problems.
Posted In: Greece, France, austerity, Europe debt crisis
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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.
Posted In: cyprus, ECB, bailout, Europe debt crisis
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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.
Posted In: stock market, Europe, Dow
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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.
Posted In: Eurozone, banking, salary, bonuses
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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.'
Posted In: G20, Global Currency War, dollar, yen
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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.
Posted In: banking, bank regulations, financial crisis
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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.
Posted In: fiscal cliff, Europe debt crisis
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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.
Posted In: Unemployment, Jobs

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