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Financial Crisis

Exports, consumers drive China's 6.9 percent growth in 2017

Jan 18, 2018

China's economy expanded at a 6.9 percent pace in 2017, faster than expected and the first annual increase in seven years

Merkel still in charge of her future amid impasse in Germany

Jan 18, 2018

Angela Merkel has defied many forecasts of her looming political demise in 12 years as German chancellor

Entire operation of federal consumer regulator under review

Jan 17, 2018

Acting director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau calls for review of entire structure and approach of federal government's consumer watchdog agency

Jan 16, 2018

Tax law brings big paper losses, long-term gains to US banks

Big U.S. banks post billions in paper losses because of accounting charges related to the new tax law, but they say the changes will benefit them as well as the broader economy over the long term.

Cyprus: small business loans helped economy from crisis

Jan 10, 2018

Cyprus' finance minister says 269 European Investment Bank loans to small and medium-sized businesses over the last three years have helped the economy rebound from an economic crisis nearly pushed the tiny island-nation into bankruptcy

Eurozone recovery pushes unemployment to lowest since 2009

Jan 9, 2018

Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone fell in November to its lowest level in nearly nine years, the latest sign that the economy picked up further pace at the end of 2017

Analysis: Iran protests show danger of economic woes

Jan 9, 2018

Analysis: Days of protests in Iran show danger of economic woes as country nears 40th anniversary of the revolution

Lawmakers: Inflation in Venezuela tops 2600 percent in 2017

Jan 8, 2018

Venezuela's opposition-controlled legislature says inflation in the economically struggling nation reached a staggering 2,600 percent last year

Jan 5, 2018

Transcripts show Fed divided in 2012 over bond purchases

Transcripts show Fed divided in 2012 over need for third round of bond purchases to lift economy

Cyprus court sentences ex-top banker to 30-month jail term

Jan 5, 2018

A court in Cyprus has sentenced the former chief executive of the island-nation's largest bank to 30 months in prison after finding him guilty of deceiving shareholders about the extent of the lender's money problems in the midst of a financial crisis