World news about “Economic recovery” published by euronews.
Eurozone manufacturing shows some improvement The downturn in eurozone manufacturing eased markedly in May for the first time in four months. However it remained widespread according to the latest… 03/06/2013
Britain avoids recession Britain’s economy dodged a return to recession and grew faster than expected in the first three months of this year. That provides some political relief for… 25/04/2013
Fannie Mae profit points to US housing recoveryA huge profit posted by mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae is another sign that the US housing market is slowly recovering. Its $17.2 billion annual profit… 02/04/2013
France ‘heading into triple-dip recession’French business activity shrank in March at the fastest pace in four years, and business confidence showed no improvement Surveys of companies indicated the… 22/03/2013
Fed sticks to stimulus plan The Federal Reserve is to press ahead with its aggressive stimulus programme despite improving US economic conditions. Wrapping up a two-day meeting, the… 20/03/2013
Cyprus parliament rejects bailout conditions in vote Members of Cyprus’ parliament have voted against highly controversial plans to tax bank deposits. 36 MPs voted to reject the plan while 19 abstained. The… 19/03/2013
US job growth still lacklustre There was no sign of the pick-up in job creation that the US economy needs to recover, in December as the pace of hiring by employers there eased… 04/01/2013
Chinese bounce back? China’s economy is showing signs of recovery from its slowest growth in three years. In October spending on infrastructure accelerated while output from… 09/11/2012
Merkel presses for greater political and economic cooperation German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for an ambitious, concrete plan for closer fiscal and economic integration in the EU. In a speech at the European… 07/11/2012
US retail boost for Obama ahead of TV debate The US economy is showing signs of recovery as retail sales rose reflecting stronger than expected economic growth in the third quarter. Purchases increased… 15/10/2012
Eurozone risk to global growth The International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecast and warned that the outlook could get worse unless Europe’s policymakers act with more… 16/07/2012
RBS upbeat on its recovery The state-backed British lender Royal Bank of Scotland says it is on the path to recovery after a better-than-expected quarterly profit of the equivalent of… 04/05/2012
IMF more upbeat, but cautious on growth The International Monetary Fund says the eurozone’s short term growth prospects have improved a little bit, as IMF head Christine Lagarde praised Italy’s… 17/04/2012
IMF chief says recovery still fragile, some improvement The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is keeping up the pressure on world leaders and urging them not to become… 03/04/2012
OECD warns eurozone lags behind in shaky recovery Eurozone countries are falling far behind the United States and Canada even as a fragile recovery takes root according to the Organisation for Economic… 29/03/2012
Japan government more certain on recovery Tokyo is upbeat in its latest assessment of the Japanese economy In their monthly report, government economists said the recovery looks more certain due… 21/03/2012
Greek bonds value drops Sellers of credit-default swaps on Greece may have to pay around 75 per cent on the euro to settle contracts triggered by the nation’s debt… 19/03/2012
Greek debt deal: what it means If Greece had not achieved its bond swap deal the eurozone’s financial system could have been destabilised and the euro undermined. So vital was it to… 08/03/2012
Italy deregulates for competition Italy’s cabinet has approved new laws deregulating some service sector jobs and professions — everything from taxi drivers to pharmacists, journalists… 20/01/2012
Monti’s moves praised by Cameron Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has been meeting his British counterpart David Cameron during the latest in a series of visits to European capitals as he… 18/01/2012
Air France-KLM turnaround plan unveiled Air France-KLM has announced a pay freeze for French staff and cutbacks in its fleet as part of a three-year turnaround plan. Europe’s largest airline in… 13/01/2012
Ratings agency hands Greece an upgradeThere is some much-needed good news for Greece. Ratings agency Standard and Poors has raised the credit rating on the country’s sovereign debt. Athens is… 19/12/2012
Obama promises better times aheadBarack Obama, took to the stage in his home city of Chicago, shortly after being re-elected as the president of the United States. Alongside the first lady… 07/11/2012
France acts to bolster industryFrance acts to bolster industry France’s Socialist government unveiled measures to bolster the struggling industrial sector and make exporters more… 06/11/2012
German chancellor pushes for closer European integrationGerman chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected calls for an economic recovery based on higher spending, and said moving away from long-term reforms would be… 12/06/2012
Greece “close” to achieving vital bond swap dealOfficials in Greece said on Thursday they were hopeful of securing agreement from more than 75 per cent of private creditors for a bond exchange that is… 08/03/2012
Greece heading for the Grexit?After so many broken promises on reforms from Athens, some of its international lenders — those handing out the bailout money — are reportedly now thinking… 08/02/2012
Troika back in Greece as debt deadline approachesEuropean Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank inspectors have arrived in Greece to try to reach agreement on a second rescue loan… 20/01/2012
