David McHugh

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Francois Hollande talk after a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEM summit of European and Asian leaders in Milan, northern Italy, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking to get relief from Western economic sanctions imposed since Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and its support for a pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine. To that end, he has scheduled a series of meetings on the sidelines of a two-day ASEM summit of European and Asian leaders. (AP Photo/Daniel Dal Zennaro, POOL)

Europe’s top powers deadlocked as economy sinks

David McHugh · October 17, 2014 2:50 pm

German government slashes growth forecast

German government slashes growth forecast

David McHugh · October 14, 2014 6:55 pm

FILE - The Feb. 14, 2013 file photo shows containers piled up at the Duisburg harbour, Germany. German exports plunged in August as increasing uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine and the timing of summer holidays combined to produce the largest drop in five years. The Federal Statistical Office reported Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 that August exports dropped 5.8 percent over July while imports dropped 1.3 percent in calendar and seasonally adjusted terms. The country's trade surplus narrowed to an unadjusted 14.1 billion euros (US$17.83 billion). (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

German downturn casts shadow over world economy

David McHugh · October 10, 2014 3:52 pm

President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi smiles before he takes his seat to address the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, at the European Parliament building, in Brussels on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

Draghi: Euro recovery losing momentum

David McHugh · September 22, 2014 3:23 pm

German Merck to buy St. Louis-based Sigma-Aldrich

German Merck to buy St. Louis-based Sigma-Aldrich

David McHugh · September 22, 2014 1:02 pm

Weak uptake for new eurozone stimulus program

David McHugh · September 18, 2014 1:40 pm

Ukraine, Scotland dent German investor optimism

Ukraine, Scotland dent German investor optimism

David McHugh · September 16, 2014 11:19 am

President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi talks during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, following a meeting of the ECB governing council. The European Central Bank has cut its interest rates and announced a new stimulus program that involves buying financial assets, a bid to salvage a weak economic recovery. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

ECB surprises with rate cuts, new stimulus plan

David McHugh · September 4, 2014 9:45 pm

What is quantitative easing, or QE?

What is quantitative easing, or QE?

David McHugh · September 4, 2014 5:02 am

Worrying eurozone inflation sags again to 0.3 pct

David McHugh · August 29, 2014 2:26 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, right, and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi walk together during the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyo. Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Talk of ECB action grows as European economy fades

David McHugh · August 25, 2014 6:42 pm

Expectations of ECB help drive down eurozone rates

Expectations of ECB help drive down eurozone rates

David McHugh · August 22, 2014 5:37 pm