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Investors continue to be uneasy about the solidity of the euro zone's banking system, which feeds into concerns about sovereign debts because a new round of bailouts would lead to a further increase in already high levels of government debt.

Euro-Zone Aims for Fund Increase Patrick McGroarty 2011

MANNHEIM, Germany — German economic expectations improved sharply in January, indicating that the euro zone's largest economy is set to continue growing in the months ahead despite the debt crisis in the region, the ZEW think-tank said Tuesday.

German Economic Expectations Jump Nina Koeppen 2011

Portugal sold € 750 million $1 billion in 12-month Treasury bills at much lower yields than in a prior auction, suggesting investors' fears over the euro zone's sovereign-debt crisis are moderating.

World Watch 2011

German economic expectations improved sharply in January, indicating that the euro zone's largest economy is set to continue growing in the months ahead despite the debt crisis in the region, the ZEW think-tank said.

World Watch 2011

In the euro zone's nonseasonally adjusted financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment showed net inflows of roughly € 38 billion in November.

Euro-Zone Current-Account Deficit Jumps Nina Koeppen 2011

The euro zone's current-account deficit in November was close to a two-year high as the deficit in goods widened, data from the European Central Bank showed.

World Watch 2011

FRANKFURT — The euro zone's current-account deficit in Nov. 2010 was close to a two-year high as the deficit in goods widened, data from the European Central Bank showed Wednesday.

Euro-Zone Current-Account Deficit Jumps Nina Koeppen 2011

Separately, the ECB published data on the euro zone's international investment position at the end of the third quarter of 2010.

Euro-Zone Current-Account Deficit Jumps Nina Koeppen 2011

Wednesday's sale he lped reduce the yield premium that investors have demanded for the added risk of holding Portugese debt instead of that from Germany, the euro zone's defacto benchmark.

Yields Fall at Portugal's T-Bill Sale Emese Bartha 2011

Wages have been deflating in the euro zone's periphery as these countries struggle to regain competitiveness now that they can't devalue.

Germany Won't Fancy Alen Mattich 2011