France
Economics
Standard & Poor's has downgraded the credit ratings of a raft of eurozone nations including Italy, Spain and Portugal as well as stripping France and Austria of their AAA status.
13 January 2012
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Economics
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she cannot guarantee support of the controversial financial transaction tax - known as the Tobin tax - which threatens to create a rift between Germany and France days before a crucial European summit.
10 January 2012
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Economics
Europe's single currency reached a 15-month low against the dollar following a French bond auction this morning which saw almost all of the €8bn of debt targeted being sold.
05 January 2012
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Economics
Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has warned the world economic outlook is "gloomy" and no country is safe from rising risks.
16 December 2011
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Economics
The head of the Bank of France has attacked the UK's AAA-rating and called for it to be downgraded - as expectations increase of a downgrade to France's rating.
15 December 2011
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Economics
European leaders have abandoned plans for bondholders to bear the brunt of sovereign debt collapses, following talks overnight to tackle the eurozone crisis.
09 December 2011
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