Posts Tagged ‘EU’
EU stress test results better than expected
The European Banking Authority (EBA) said eight out of 90 European banks failed the recent stress tests. The latest round of tests arose after last year’s failed to reveal the weakness among banks in Ireland and have been conducted to ensure banks have enough capital to cope with difficult economic situations, such as recession. The [...]
EU officials in meeting to discuss euro zone contagion fears
European stocks were lower today after it emerged that top EU officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss the ongoing debt crisis in the euro zone. Germany’s DAX 30 lost 0.68% to 7,352.73, while France’s CAC 40 was down 0.89% to 3,878.60. London’s FTSE was 0.2% lower at 5,977.31. The meeting has been arranged as [...]