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Germany and EU law will block ESM banking licence
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said yesterday that the ESM, the 500 billion euro (613 billion...
EUFull bailout threat for Spain will pressure ECB to act
The government yesterday paid a record high interest rate of 6.5% on its 5-year bond, while the...
SpainRussian general's warning to Helsinki could backfire
Chief of the Russian General Staff Nikolai Makarov has warned Finland against closer cooperation...
FinlandNew Finnish president may rock boat on EU bailouts
Sauli Niinisto begins his presidency on March 1. Niinisto ends a 30-year era of Social Democratic...
FinlandNext Finnish president will be pro-euro
With all votes counted in yesterday's presidential election, Sauli Niinisto (63) came first with...
FinlandScandinavian high-performers show signs of slowdown
Sweden's central bank today cut its repo rate a quarter-point to 1.75%, reversing a policy of...
SwedenS&P downgrade warning will hurt euro-area bailout fund
S&P yesterday put on watch for a downgrade 15 of the 17 euro-area member countries, sparing only...
EUBank downgrades rush European recapitalisation pace
Moody's today downgraded twelve UK banks, amid concerns that the UK government may have to...
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