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  South Korea Sees Third Rating Upgrade

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2012

  South Korea was given its third debt rating upgrade in less than three weeks as Standard & Poor’s raised it one step to A+, citing a lower risk on the Korean peninsula after a “smooth” change in leadership in North Korea.

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  ECB Battle: Draghi vs. Weidmann

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 3, 2012

  ECB President Mario Draghi is challenging Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann’s opposition to a plan for the ECB to reenter the bond markets.

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  Draghi’s Dilemma: ‘Whatever it takes’ Could Alienate Fellow ECB Members

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2012

  Mario Draghi, president of the ECB, may have painted himself into a corner with his London speech on Thursday promising to do “whatever it takes” to rescue the euro.

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  Europe’s Crisis Focus Shifts From Greece to Spain

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 28, 2012

  Concerns eased a bit over the possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone as Saturday polls showed rising support for pro-bailout parties in that country. But attention turned to Spain as earlier estimates of funding needed for a bailout of its largest bank looked to be seriously undervalued.

• Sarkozy, Austerity Are Losers in E.U. Elections

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2012

  Europe could be in for change, if voters in three different countries over the weekend have anything to say about it.

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  U.K. in Double-Dip Recession

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  For the first time since the 1970s, the U.K. is in a double-dip recession. A construction slump added to a fall in GDP in Q1.

• Eurozone Teetering on Break Up: Banks, Ratings Agencies

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  All of Europe's credit ratings could be in danger from the escalating debt crisis, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday, and both banks and ratings agencies said that the euro zone itself is in danger of breaking up.