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Futures Slip Ahead of Employment Report U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading ahead of the monthly Employment Situation Report. In addition, fears over the lack of a budget deal in the U.S. kept fear high and comments from ECB President Mario Draghi indicate the Bank is less open to rate...

U.S. equity futures fell in early Monday trading as new fears over Europe's latest rescue plan resurfaced. Reports circulated that leaders were considering leveraging the permanent bailout fund (the European Stability Mechanism) to 2 trillion euros from the approximate 700 billion euros of...

Rumors that Jens Weidmann -- head of Germany's Bundesbank -- would soon be resigning circulated the markets on Friday. In recent weeks, Weidmann has stood as a stark opponent to the more dovish members of Europe's elite, remaining the source of many headlines downplaying further easing actions by...

CSI Forex, a market data provider and investigative company, reported Friday that the rapid spike in the EUR/USD was caused by a rumor that European leaders may be about to implement a short selling ban on sovereign debt. Such a ban would effectively cap yields at current levels and potentially...

As Greece continues to slip further into depression, complete with massive unemployment, a credit crunch, and loss of economic confidence, it seems as though the ECB has started to implement a backdoor bailout of the European nation. Greece has a $3.7 billion maturing bond on August 20, so if...

Following last Thursday's press conference and interest rate decision, Spain may need to submit to a full sovereign bailout to receive any further European support for its finances. The news follows weeks of discussion over the mechanics of a banking sector bailout for Spain, which would add...

U.S. equity futures rallied early Monday on hopes of further central bank stimulus despite a failure to deliver in the previous week. Aside from reticence from conservative Bundesbankers, markets still anticipate the European Central Bank to purchase bonds once Spain and Italy submit to full...

U.S. equity futures rose early Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate and policy decision later in the afternoon. Also, data out of China showed that the manufacturing sector continued to expand in June despite the global slowdown. The official manufacturing PMI missed estimates...

Most European politicians are saying that at some point in the future, Eurobonds are the solution to the European Debt Crisis. The question is then what will these bonds look like? Without a central treasury and pan-European parliamentary structure, there is no way to have a solely joint bond...

Germany's central bank lowered German economic growth view for 2012. Bundesbank now expects gross domestic product to rise by 0.5% to 1%, down from its previous forecast of 1.8%.