European policy makers have rushed to the aid of their lifeless economy, cutting interest rates and promising that more help is on the way. Too bad th...

BRUSSELS — The cost of bailing out Cyprus has swollen to 23 billion euros ($30 billion), with the crisis-hit country having to take on the lion'...

The role of the Troika in bailing out governments and banks is nothing new, but the solutions put forward by EU leaders to improve the Cypriot crisis seem to be founded on little foresight, and without regard for the tragic mistakes of the past few years.

With the Fed likely to remain accommodative, bullish market sentiment may continue to overshadow concerns elsewhere. However, Cyprus has highlighted that we're far from an end to the crisis.

* Deal to shut Laiki bank, transfer insured deposits * Clinched hours before Monday deadline to seal EU bailout * Without deal banks faced colla...

On the heel of Cypriot bank-deposit delirium, we suspect that the U.S. central bankers had more than enough concern to hold firm to the seemingly limitless flow of monetary easing.

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot politicians moved Thursday to restructure the country's most troubled bank as part of a broader bailout plan that must...

As they scramble to sort out the mess in Cyprus, European officials would be well advised to constantly remind themselves of a reality that I suspect extends across the continent: Despite all the happy talk about smaller deficits and lower sovereign credit spreads, citizens are yet to feel any notable improvement in their actual standard of living and in their prospects. Day in and day out, this situation undermines the population's confidence in the timely responsiveness of their elected representatives, the political system and traditional political parties. The longer this persists, the harder it will be to pivot to the type of policy reforms needed to decisively avoid more years of economic difficulties.

Cyprus has, for the first time, demonstrated there is in fact a limit to what northern European countries will do to preserve the illusion that Euro land can remain a cohesive and equal entity.

Bankers -- and I kid you not, they do believe this -- are absolutely certain that they are victims of what has occurred, and for that reason are in no way or manner responsible for the ongoing crisis that is still destroying the economic prospects of tens of millions of people.

The possible loss of eagerly anticipated labour reforms, financial restrictions and market contagion provide shorter term sources of turmoil. However, existing reforms are likely to continue, market retrenchment is healthy and to be exploited for longer term opportunities.

* German banks' use of ECB funds drops to 49.5 bln end-Jan * Banks from euro zone core pay back 3-yr loans early * Itali...

During the years that followed the euro's introduction, financial integration proceeded rapidly and markets and governments hailed it as a sign of success. But in fact, a lasting convergence in productivity did not materialize. So where do we stand, and what more is needed?

* Draghi, Carney to hog spotlight * ECB, BOE firmly on hold but unease stir over euro strength * Trade data eyed for sig...

LONDON (AP) — Mention it quietly, but there were rare hopeful signs for Europe's struggling economy on Friday. Three pieces of econom...

The road-map is there. The road remains arduous, full of ambushes and challenging. During that journey, the Euro will remain as the anchor of European economic integration and Greece will be part of the trip.