May 24 - By pushing the euro to its lowest in 2 years, markets are actually expressing a vote FOR the single currency. And silence from EZ policymakers ahead of the Greek election may be golden.

May 24 - Euro zone PMI figures show business activity slumping to a 3-year low in May. Even Germany is suffering. All this suggests 10-yr German bond yields could fall below 1%.

EU leaders agree on what needs to be done to fix the crisis, but not on how to do it. "Grexit" looms large. Plus, China's factories slow again, HP lays off 27,000 in savings drive.

May 24 - With employment ticking along and domestic consumption only in need of a small boost, China should respond to its current slowdown with reforms and not stimulus, says Reuters ...

ギリシャの港湾都市で同国第３の都市パトラスで、極右組織のメンバーが外国人移民の臨時収容所を襲い、警官隊と衝突した。

ＩＯＣ理事会は２０２０年夏季五輪の開催候補地として、書類選考の結果、東京など３都市を決定したと発表した。

May 23- Phillip Phillips wins season 11 of "American Idol," becoming the fifth male in a row to win television's most popular talent competition. John Russell, reports.

エジプトで初めて行われた民主的な大統領選挙では、女性票の行方が勝敗の行方を左右するとされ、各候補者は土壇場まで獲得しようと奔走した。