S&P Downgrades France; Deals A Blow To Eurozone

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UK banks dragged into eurozone crisis as global markets take fright
Lloyds, RBS and Barclays take £5bn hit as stock and commodity prices plummet, while US urges Europe to be more decisive More than £5bn was wiped off the value of three of Britain's biggest banks on...
S&P warns of US downgrade
WASHINGTON - The United States' second debt downgrade warning in two days jacked up the stakes Thursday for the country's financial stability as politicians battled over how to cut the deficit.
US Federal Debt Ceiling: Moody’s Downgrade Shows How to Trade It
The US Debt Ceiling represents a key risk to financial markets, but what does it mean for currencies and how can we trade it? Legislative deadlock threatens to place the US Treasury in a form of default...
Difficult talks on banks' role in second Greek rescue may spoil eurozone summer
BRUSSELS - The eurozone's hope that it could enjoy a summer lull in its crisis has vanished as quickly as it appeared. Last week, it seemed all sides would get a time out. Greece had avoided a default...
Partying on the Edge of the Eurozone Volcano
The Financial Times has two heated articles (relative to the each writer's normal emotional register) on the continuing Greece neverending bailout saga, one from Wolfgang Munchau, the other from John...
US stocks skid on fresh eurozone fears
US stocks fell hard overnight as fresh concerns about eurozone financial stability, this time focusing on Italy, unnerved investors already rattled by the Greek debt crisis.
20. Watchdog: Eurozone debt 'most immediate threat'
LONDON: The eurozone's debt crisis poses the biggest threat to Britain's financial stability and banks must come clean on their full exposure, Britain's new risk watchdog said yesterday.