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Why Europe’s Central Bank Shouldn’t Worry About the Euro

by Ferdinando Giugliano | Sep 11, 2017 | Opinion

The European Central Bank has spent much of this decade convincing markets that the euro is irreversible. It is therefore mildly ironic that policy makers in Frankfurt may be in trouble because of the sudden return of confidence in the single currency. Investors...

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A vendor receives a five Euro bank note from a customer at the central market in Athens, Greece, July 8, 2015. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

Euro Tiptoes Higher as ECB Eyed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 5, 2017 | Business

The euro extended gains on Tuesday on growing expectations that any concerns the European Central Bank flags about its strengthening at a meeting this week will have a limited impact. “Any attempt to jawbone the currency lower by the ECB will be limited in its impact...

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

US Shares Hike Modestly, Euro Dips

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 8, 2017 | Business

US shares rose modestly and European stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors digested testimony from former FBI Director James Comey before a Senate panel, while the euro fell after the European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold and oil prices...

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BERLIN, GERMANY – OCTOBER 06: In this photo illustration precarious towers of one Euro coins stand on October 6, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. World finance leaders are scheduled to meet in Berlin today to discuss measures on how to counter the growing European debt crisis. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Reasons to Like the Euro Again

by Tyler Cowen | May 10, 2017 | Opinion

It’s always worth re-evaluating one’s views, and my latest revision is that the euro currency is better and less vulnerable than I had thought. I still believe its creation and later expansion were mistakes, but I now see them as much smaller mistakes than before....

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HE DESERVES A BREAK.
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Greece’s Euro Membership Looks Vulnerable Again

by Mark Gilbert | Feb 26, 2017 | Opinion

Greece is caught in a spat between its major creditors. On one side is the International Monetary Fund, which says “significant debt relief” is needed. On the other are the euro-zone institutions, insisting on a primary budget surplus of 3.5 percent of...