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Spain misses top of target at bond sale

Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 11:14 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Spain sold €4.25 bln in bonds on Wednesday, missing the maximum of its maximum target but attracted lower borrowing costs...

Services activity picks up in euro area, slides in France

Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 10:39 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Services and manufacturing activity in the euro zone shrank below 50 for a tenth consecutive month in November, suggesting the currency bloc may struggle to exit a recession but the final readings...

Cyprus president: punishment for bailout culprits

Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 20:37 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    Officials responsible for the near-collapse of Cyprus' banks that pushed the island to seek an international bailout must face justice, the country's president said...

Germany, France at odds over EU banking supervisor

Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 17:22 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Germany and France were divided over of the powers a new European banking supervisor should have to better deal with financial crises, leaving European Union finance ministers deadlocked with a...

Spain's jobless near 5 million as banks await cash

Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 15:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating and its struggling banks await crucial bailout...

Greece opposition seeks debt repayment delay

Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 12:16 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The leader of an anti-bailout party leading opinion polls in Greece has called for a delay in the repayment of rescue loans until the country emerges from its major recession, which is heading into a...

Oil falls below $89 a barrel

Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 09:44 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Worries about the U.S. economy following the release of a disappointing manufacturing report sent oil prices lower Tuesday.   Benchmark crude for January delivery was down 27 cents to $88.82...

US manufacturing shrinks in November to 3-year low

Monday, 3 December 2012, 18:33 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    U.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level since July 2009, the first month after the Great Recession ended. Worries about automatic tax increases in the New Year...

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