Tag: euro

Investment Bears Warn of Fed Policy Fallout

LAS VEGAS--Easy-money Fed policies should steer investors away from equities and the U.S. dollar and toward buying the...

Investors Try to Satisfy Their “Yen” for Safety

The yen closed Friday with its biggest weekly gains in more than a month against the euro and...

Daimler AG Boosts Dividend after 45 Percent Jump in Q4 Earnings

German auto-maker Daimler AG capped off the 2013 year with a strong finish, as the German auto manufacturer...

Undervalued Currencies & The Big Mac Index in 2014

The “Big Mac Index” provides a tongue-in-cheek but surprisingly useful way of measuring purchasing power parity, the relative...

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Lithuania Seeks to Join Euro Beginning in 2015

Lithuania is seeking to join the European Union's currency, the euro, beginning January 1, 2015.

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Euro Gains on Dollar While U.S. Markets Rest

With U.S. markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the euro made a small rebound...

U.S. Dollar Hits Best Daily Gain in Five Months

Thanks to good economic data, including high U.S. factory activity, which raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will...

Ireland Unveils Post-Bailout Debt Plan

After becoming the first euro zone economy to successfully finish its bailout, Ireland today revealed its debt-cutting fiscal...

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European Central Bank Unsure How to Proceed

According to European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, the bank is now ready to begin fresh action...

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Euro Hits High Marks against Yen, Dollar

Germany's two major political parties have formed a grand coalition deal, boosting the euro to its best position...