Treasuries gained, pushing 10-year note yields down from the highest level in almost a month, as renewed concern Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis will undermine the recovery spurred demand for relative safety.
The yield curve flattened for the first time in five days after the Wall Street Journal reported that European stress tests underestimated some banks’ holdings of [...]
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Treasuries Rise as European Bank Concern Encourages Demand for Safest Debt
September 7th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Tags: economy activity, economy recovery, euro zone, european markets, financial crisis, financial markets, lenders, recovery economy, wall street
more...Euro crisis: only root-and-branch financial reform can tame the wolf pack
May 15th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Dan Roberts argues that it may be satisfying to turn fire back on the financiers – but indebted countries have never needed them more.
In times of crisis, the complex world of international finance clings to a very old-fashioned store of wealth for reassurance: gold.
The price of this precious metal shot up during the great banking [...]
Tags: banks, economic recovery, euro zone, european central bank, financial, financial markets, financial reform, Global Financial, IMF, investors, recovery economy, stock market
McDonald’s redesign aims for European lounge
November 19th, 2009 by Financial Writer
A McDonald’s in downtown Manhattan became the first in the U.S. this fall to undergo a sleek, European-style makeover similar to what McDonald’s has done at thousands of outlets around in France and the United Kingdom.
The eatery is outfitted with outlets for plugging in laptops, upholstered vinyl chairs instead of Fiberglas seats bolted to the [...]
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