Topic: Financial Markets
France's Lagarde 'criticises German trade surplus'
AFP Global Edition
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has said Germany's trade surpluses may be unsustainable for its neighbours in the eurozone, in an interview published Monday. "(Could) those with surpluses do a little something? It takes two to tango," she told the Financial Times newspaper. "Clearly Germany has done an awfully ...
Japan Post bought US Treasuries in Oct-Dec: report
Reuters US Online Report Business News
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Post Bank bought about 300 billion yen ($3.3 billion) in U.S. Treasuries in October-December, the first time it has purchased U.S. government debt since the start of its privatization process in October 2007, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday. Japan Post Bank, a ...
Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a deal will be reached. European policymakers are discussing how to help Greece and protect the 16-country currency zone ...
China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
AP News
China vows to fight any new signs of economic crisis, chides US for 'disturbance' in relationsChina sought Sunday to deflate rising pressure from the U.S. and other powers over Chinese economic policies and growing assertiveness in world affairs, with its prime minister promising cooperation to bolster the global recovery ...
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