Italian bonds extended their rally on Tuesday after the Italian Tesoro met strong demand at a five and ten-year debt sale. The Tesoro allotted €7 billion, at the maximum of its target...

Eurostat released on Tuesday the EZ Business Climate indicator which dropped to -1.62 in October from a final reading of -1.34 compared to consensus for -1.38. The EZ Consumer confidence slipped to...

Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election will likely struggle to manage the biggest economic threats he'll face.   That's the cautionary message that emerges from the latest...

The German Federal Labour Office announced on Tuesday that the unemployment rate in Germany was unchanged at 6.9% in October as expected from a revised figure of 6.9% (6.8% initially)....

Official figures show Spain's economy shrank for the fifth quarter in a row.   Spain's National Statistics Institute says Tuesday that the country's economy contracted 0.3...

Japan's central bank expanded a government bond-buying program Tuesday, acting to spur growth following news of a further decline in industrial production.   The Bank of Japan's...

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Spain has no immediate need to ask for outside aid to help deal with its debts, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insisted Monday.   Spain, which is in recession for the second time in three...

Americans increased their spending in September at twice the rate their income rose, a sign of confidence in the economy.   The Commerce Department said Monday that consumer spending...

The Federal office for statistics announced on Monday that German CPI preliminary m/m for October rose to 0.1% from 0.0% previously against expectations for 0.0%. On a yearly basis, the indicator...