Bernanke sees U.S. recovery this year

The U.S. economy will begin to turn up later this year provided the financial sector continues to mend, although unemployment will remain high for a while, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said

Oil eases after 2009-high settlement

Oil eased to around $54 a barrel on Tuesday pressured by a stronger dollar and forecasts that U.S. crude inventories probably rose from their highest level in almost two decades. The pullback

EU slashes Cyprus’ growth target to 0.3%

The European Commission (EC) anticipates that in view of the ongoing global crisis, economic growth in Cyprus is expected to slow significantly in 2009 but still remain in positive territory. Cyprus’ GDP