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Mario Draghi signalled that Europe's stuttering economy will have to get worse before he'll consider cutting interest rates. >>

Japan's economy stabilized in the fourth quarter after two quarters of a shallow recession, revised data showed on Friday, but a third consecutive monthly current account deficit in January showed >>

U.S. banks have enough capital to withstand a severe economic downturn, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday, with all but one major bank passing the annual health check of the >>

Mario Draghi signalled that Europe's stuttering economy will have to get worse before he'll consider cutting interest rates.  >>

The Japanese central bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), on Thursday ended its last policy meeting under the outgoing governor Masaaki Shirakawa, without releasing any new policies.  >>

Monetary policy committee decides against expanding its £375bn quantitative easing programme  >>

Statistics Canada says the country's trade deficit with the rest of the world dropped to $237 million in January, down from $332 million in December.  >>

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged on Thursday, holding fire to wait for new leaders who are expected to usher in bolder measures to try to end nearly >>

U.S. economic activity grew "at a modest to moderate pace" in recent months on further expansion in consumer spending, U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.  >>

Mario Draghi used his formidable verbal intervention skills last month to help cut short an unwelcome euro rally, but the European Central Bank chief is unlikely to announce any fresh >>

The Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting Wednesday, with further monetary easing unlikely ahead of a coming change of governor.  >>

President Barack Obama plans to meet with several Republican senators for dinner on Wednesday as part of his effort to revive talks to tackle the nation's long-term deficit, a congressional >>

Euro-area exports fell in the fourth quarter for the first time in more than three years and investment declined as the sovereign debt crisis pushed the region deeper into a >>

The Australian economy managed what the Reserve Bank of Australia likes to call "about trend" growth in the December quarter, the national accounts showed on Wednesday. >>

Unwilling to cut interest rates to help restart the stalled economy, the Bank of Canada may seek to achieve the same end result Wednesday by continuing to soften its tone >>