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The euro weakened against the dollar on Wednesday, having come under pressure as markets grew convinced the ECB would ease policy. more...

Major currencies got off to a lackluster start on Monday. more...

The U.S. dollar got off to a sluggish start in Asia on Monday, having slipped late last week as investors took some profits. more...

European banking stocks fell sharply Tuesday, with Unicredit and Deutsche Bank among the top losers, on fears that sovereign debt crises in peripheral euro zone countries might spread into the continent's larger economies and trigger a more widespread banking crisis. more...

A 24-hour anti-austerity strike by Greece's largest labor unions crippled public services Wednesday, as the Socialist government was to begin a legislative battle to push through last-ditch cost-cutting reforms that will extend beyond its own term in office. more...

Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate investigative subcommittee, said there was “real hope” law enforcement authorities would act on his panel’s report accusing Goldman Sachs of misleading investors and Congress, the FT reports. more...