President Barack Obama is touting the growing economies of Latin America, saying the region has moved well beyond an era of cold war tensions and now presents a tremendous trade opportunity for the United States.
'Today the problem is solved," declared French President Nicolas Sarkozy just five weeks ago. "How happy I am a solution to the Greek crisis, which has weighed on the economic and financial situation in Europe and the world for months, has been found
Amid elevated market uncertainty, investors have been clamoring to get their hands on so-called "safe assets," privately and publicly issued securities with little risk used to hedge against more volatile investments.
There's a huge myth about monetary policy out there, and it goes like this: It's investors and banks who are demanding the Fed keep interest rates at 0%, while also doing QE over and over again.
Jim Rogers has famously commented that, if you were smart in the 18th century, you moved to France. If you were smart in the 19th century, you moved to England. If you were smart in the 20th century, you moved to the US. And if you’re smart in the 21
Spanish bailout 'impossible' for eurozone, says prime minister Mariano Rajoy ... The eurozone is not equipped to bail out Spain, the country's prime minister Mariano Rajoy has admitted
G20 economy and trade ministers will meet next week in Mexico to seek a boost in trade as part of efforts to tackle Europe’s debt crisis, Mexican officials said Thursday.
Goldman Sach's Francisco Garzarelli writes that four things have him convinced that Europe will not fall back into the crisis environment it saw between August and December of last year
A major potential negative catalyst for financials globally is rapidly approaching as 114 banks are on review-for-downgrade by Moody's across 16 countries.
The European Central Bank may ultimately have to revive its controversial program of buying euro-zone government bonds if the flight out of Spanish and Italian bonds continues, analysts say.