After euro zone crisis

As 2009 drew to a close, Europe's common currency appeared to have weathered the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression with barely a scratch. Countries outside the euro area, from

UK fiscal watchdog cuts growth outlook

Britain's newly created budget watchdog downgraded economic growth forecasts Monday but did not radically alter the scale of austerity measure required from the country's coalition government. Britain's economy will grow more slowly

US Jobs key to housing recovery

The U.S. labor market will hold the key to a recovery in the hard-hit housing sector, according to a Harvard University report released on Monday. Record high foreclosures and a high jobless