EU ministers reach agreement on bank resolution. And yes, Cyprus was a template.

QE has no effect on yields. They've been rising for a year because systemic risk is lower.

The BOE provides forward forward guidance, and the ECB provides no guidance guidance.

It feeds the tapering beast. But the labor market hasn't improved, and deflation threatens.

Stocks no longer in lockstep with bonds -- but it's about lower risk, not higher growth.

As he ponders his legacy, he says don't worry about tapering: QE never mattered anyway.

Spanish bonds and German stocks are best for a summer of euro area muddle-through.

New collateral rules push ABS onto the balance sheet instead of sovereigns.

Abe has a strong mandate now. Free trade talks will be the first test of how he'll use it.

The FOMC admits the risk of too-low inflation. Tapering may not come as soon as expected.