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Just when you thought it might be safe to tiptoe back into risk-on currencies, along comes Wolfgang Schauble to trash the European debt plan. more...

Since it was elected last year, Hungary's government has aggressively aimed to cut the country's debt burden, through raising taxes and nationalizing private pension assets, amongst other measures. more...

Think the potential European debt plan will give the euro a significant lift? Think again, this strategist says. more...

World stocks rebound on euro zone debt plan, as Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou meets with Germany's Chancellor, Angel Merkel. CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa has the details. more...

"There seems to be a realisation that there needs to be much more firepower to the European response to ensure that whatever may happen to Greece, there is not a series of sovereign and bank defaults afterwards," Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, told CNBC. more...

Gold and silver prices plunged for a second day on Friday to settle down $101.90 at $1,639.8 in one the worst selloffs since the 2008 financial crisis that signaled an end at least in the near term to the long rally in precious metals. more...

"It's not just about Greece," says Jeffrey Palma, UBS head of global equity strategy, who adds that the markets will be impacted until all the debt problems in Europe have been solved; with Ben Lichtenstein, TradersAudio.com, who says the markets can find themselves back to 1200 in a mater of...

The problems will fester unless they fix the union, if they have the political will to do it, or they dismantle, says Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia non-executive chairman. more...

Those who see emerging market debt as a safe haven should think again, according to Mike Riddel, a fund manager at M&G Investments in London. more...

Gold slipped more than half a percent on Thursday after equities rose and the euro ticked up on optimism over tentative steps by European policy makers to resolve and limit the region's debt crisis. more...

CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports Europe's big idea for solving its debt problems still looks dead in the water. Also, sharing insight on how the global market can be improved, with Susan Byrne, Westwood Holdings chairman/CIO, and Chris Thornberg, Beacon Economics principal. more...

Gold prices rebounded on Tuesday from a sell-off in the previous session, as the sovereign debt crisis in Europe remains supportive of safe-haven demand in bullion.* more...

Italian bond purchases helped spark a huge late day turnaround on Wall Street. Insight on where investors can find value, with Bill Greiner, Scout Investments, and Anthony Chan, J.P. Morgan. more...

Italy’s center-right government is turning to cash-rich China in the hope that Beijing will help rescue it from financial crisis by making “significant” purchases of Italian bonds, the FT reports. more...

Global financial markets continue to be roiled by the complex and alarming newsflow surrounding the European debt crisis. But the trading strategy for the upcoming votes on the bailout is straightforward. more...

CNBC confirms Greek denial of weekend default rumors and details on ECB board member Juergen Stark's resignation, with CNBC's Guy Johnson and Silvia Wadhwa. more...

European shares fell sharply on Monday amid renewed fears over the euro zone debt crisis and a warning from Deutsche Bank’s CEO on the outlook for banks. more...

A debt crisis is still gripping the developed world, European Central Bank policymaker Juergen Stark said, adding there was no alternative but for countries to take painful steps to consolidate their public finances. more...

Bill Gross, manager of the world’s largest bond fund for Pimco, has admitted that it was a mistake to bet so heavily against the price of US government debt. more...

Some European financial institutions should have taken bigger losses on their Greek government bond holdings in recent results announcements, according to the body that sets their accounting rules in a letter seen by the FT. more...