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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...

"I think the markets will test the resolve of the Euro zone politicians. It is a game of cat and mouse, and unless the markets push the politicians, they do not do anything. I think we are going to enter our third wave of selling," Chris Watling, chief executive at Longview Economics, told CNBC...

Spot gold held onto gains made in the previous session on Tuesday, but hopes that a Franco-German summit will make progress to help quell the region's sovereign debt crisis are expected to keep a lid on prices.* more...

The euro dipped against the dollar on Tuesday, having eased off the previous day's three-week high, with the focus on whether a Franco-German summit will lay the groundwork for further measures to help quell the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. more...

Spot gold held steady below $1,600 on Thursday, with investors waiting for the euro zone summit on Greece's debt crisis later in the day, while concerns about the U.S. debt ceiling continued to support sentiment. more...

Investors seem hopeful that something will actually come of this latest euro zone confab. But be careful what you wish for. more...

The euro inched higher against the dollar on Wednesday but further rally seems to be limited, due to doubts that a euro zone summit this week will offer a long-term solution to the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. more...

CNBC's Guy Johnson has the details on financial leaders meeting to discuss the Euro. more...