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Gold prices held steady on Tuesday, after Germany tempered hopes for a concrete solution to the euro zone's debt crisis at the European Union summit this weekend, dampening sentiment in equities and commodities. more...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no concrete plans to meet top bankers ahead of the weekend's European Union summit, the chancellor's spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday. more...

Legendary hedge fund manager Kyle Bass is featured prominently in Michael Lewis' new book, "Boomerang." Bass explains what markets want from Germany in its handling of the European debt crisis. more...

Germans vote yes on bailout powers, commodity prices bite - it's time for your FX Fix. more...

World stocks rebound on euro zone debt plan, as Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou meets with Germany's Chancellor, Angel Merkel. CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa has the details. more...

Europe’s economic and monetary union as constructed does not work and the euro zone needs some collective and determined leadership according to Jim O’Neill, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. more...

France's top AAA credit rating is likely to be downgraded and Germany could easily follow as the costs of bailing out weaker euro zone economies push up their own debt piles, says credit hedge fund firm Cairn Capital's chief investment strategist. more...

"It has been only Germany in the driving seat for a long time. Now it seems as if the balance of power is shifting a little bit towards the rest of the European countries," John Hydeskov, senior analyst at Danske Bank, told CNBC. more...

The leaders of France and Germany, under pressure to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis once and for all, have laid the ground for the next stage of European integration. more...

France's president and Germany's chancellor will meet early next week. Discussing whether Germany has the will to rescue Europe, with Michael Hewson, CMC Markets; CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera & Ross Westgate. more...

Germany is showing more commitment to the resolution of the euro zone debt crisis, and is likely to expect even greater influence on the fiscal discipline of its neighbors in return, analysts told CNBC. more...

The euro will collapse as a currency unless lawmakers, and especially Germany, can agree a common European tax regime and restructure some sovereign debt, a leading market analyst told CNBC.com after the European Central Bank intervened in the markets. more...

Leaders of France and Germany reached a joint position late on Wednesday over a new bailout plan for Greece that will include participation of the banking sector. more...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Europe's reluctant paymaster, doused expectations of any comprehensive solution to Greece's debt crisis at an emergency euro zone summit on Thursday. more...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Monday for a quick agreement on a new rescue package for Greece, and said she is confident that Italy will push through an austerity plan. more...

Germany is increasingly concerned high energy prices will spill over into price rises the wider economy, a monthly report from the finance ministry showed on Monday. more...

Germans are caving and Russians are raising - rates, that is. Time for your daily FX Fix. more...

While markets have sold off in recent days on mounting worry that Greece and other peripherals might default on their debt, options investors have shown unwavering faith in Germany, the stalwart nation that's been pulling much of the region's weight. more...