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Global Losses From Greek Euro Zone Exit Could Reach €1 Trillion

By IBTimes

The financial markets appear to have already priced in Greece’s departure from the euro bloc. (3:56 am)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, GERMANY, ELECTIONS, MANAGEMENT

Euro
Forex: What Happens If Greece Leaves The Euro?

By IBTimes

The growing possibilities of an imminent Greek exit from the single currency bloc could drive up the value of safe-haven currencies such as the U.S. dollar and the British pound, while hurting a number of emerging Asian currencies that are sensitive to investors' risk appetite. (1:38 am)

MORE TOPICS: GREECE DEBT, STORM, BANK OF ENGLAND, NEW YORK, LONDON

Mervyn King
Mervyn King and the Politics of Uncertainty

By IBTimes UK

The Bank of England under the direction of its governor Mervyn King today revised down its growth projections for the British economy this year and is now saying that the nation will not reach pre-crisis levels until 2014. (11:29 pm)

MORE TOPICS: BANK OF ENGLAND

Greek contagion fears send euro, shares lower

By Reuters

Fears that a Greek exit from the euro zone will worsen the debt crisis facing other European nations gripped financial markets on Wednesday, sending shares and other riskier assets lower as investors shifted funds into safe havens like the U.S. dollar. (7:56 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, MORGAN STANLEY, FTSE, CRUDE OIL, JAPAN, ELECTIONS

Greek political turmoil heightens euro exit fears

By Reuters

Fears of a Greek exit from the euro zone worsening the debt crisis facing other European nations gripped financial markets on Wednesday, sending shares and other riskier assets lower as investors shifted funds into safe havens like the U.S. dollar. (5:28 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, BNP PARIBAS, MORGAN STANLEY, FTSE, CRUDE OIL, JAPAN

EU Delegation in China
European Influence Dips As Positive Opinions Of China Rise

By IBTimes

International opinions about which nations serve as a positive influence on global affairs are changing. Around the world, more people are looking to Asia, with Japan topping the list, while increasing numbers are disappointed with Europe. However, Asians themselves remained wary of their neighbors. (4:22 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GERMANY, ISRAEL, EUROPEAN UNION, PAKISTAN, JAPAN

Roman Abramovich
CHELSEA TRANSFER RUMOURS: Hulk, Cardozo, Dembele, Olsson, Markovic Involved In Latest Speculation

By IBTimes

With the Premier League season coming to a close, a look at some of the players who could be arriving at Chelsea this summer. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: AGING, MANCHESTER UNITED

Euro
Retail Sales, FOMC, Euro Zone GDP: This Week’s Economic Events

By IBTimes

The main event this week is April’s retail sales report, which could see some payback after the unseasonably warm weather boosted March’s results. In Europe, investors will get a look at how the region’s economies fared in the first quarter. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, BANK OF AMERICA, BARCLAYS, MERRILL LYNCH, GERMANY, MANUFACTURING

FTSE eyes December lows as banks, oil shares slump

By Reuters UK

FTSE 100 share index fell on Monday, heading towards lows not seen since December, as financial stocks were hammered by European debt worries and mining and energy companies suffered from concerns about China's economy. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, JPMORGAN CHASE, FTSE, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

Analysis - Over-complex Europe keeps making same mistakes

By Reuters UK

Americans call it a Rube Goldberg machine, Britons a Heath Robinson contraption and the Danes a Storm P machine. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: GERMANY, STORM, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, CLIMATE CHANGE, MANAGEMENT, LONDON