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• IMF head says 'very happy' with EU troika cooperation Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 1:19 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 14- The head of the International Monetary Fund said she was satisfied with the cooperation between the IMF and European lenders, amid criticism about the flaws in the relationship.

• UPDATE 1-IMF urges repeal of 'ill-designed' U.S. fiscal cuts Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 12:22 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 14- The International Monetary Fund urged the United States on Friday to repeal sweeping government spending cuts and recommended that the Federal Reserve continue a bond-buying program through at least the end of the year.

• UPDATE 3-France Tel CEO's future in question after fraud inquiry Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 2:51 PM ET

  *Stephane Richard under investigation in Tapie probe. PARIS, June 13- The future of France Telecom Chief Executive Stephane Richard remained in question on Thursday, after he was put under investigation for conspiracy to commit fraud during his time as a top government aide.

• UPDATE 1-Orange CEO held for further questioning in Tapie case Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013 | 5:00 AM ET

  PARIS, June 11- A French prosecutor decided on Tuesday to hold Orange CEO Stephane Richard for further questioning about his role in a 285 million euro payout made to businessman Bernard Tapie, a source close to the investigation said.

• ANALYSIS-Euro bailout Troika nears end of road with patchy record Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 4:00 PM ET

  The uneasy trio of European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank was assembled in haste in March 2010 after Greece's public debt and deficit exploded and it was about to lose access to market funding.

• German demand offers trade relief to southern Europe Friday, 7 Jun 2013 | 10:09 AM ET

  "That will benefit especially the peripheral European economies who are selling more goods to Germany and attracting more German tourists," Schmieding said.

• IMF's Lagarde says Greece must do more on tax evasion, reform Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 6:22 AM ET

  ATHENS, June 4- Greece is broadly on track with its bailout programme but must do more to crack down on tax evasion and pursue reforms to attract foreign investors, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 3-IMF's Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 3:59 PM ET

  PARIS, May 23- IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285- million-euro arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

• NEWSMAKER-IMF's Lagarde - a pragmatist in austerity debate Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 7:12 AM ET

  PARIS, May 23- Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long crisis.

• UPDATE 1-IMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:38 AM ET

  PARIS, May 23- IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a 285- million-euro arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

• IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:27 AM ET

  PARIS, May 22- IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a 285- million-euro arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

• COLUMN - Austerity is a moral issue Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:51 PM ET

  May 17- In the nearly five years since the worst financial crash since the Great Depression, the remedy for the world's economic doldrums has swung from full-on Keynesianism to unforgiving austerity and back.

• UPDATE 5-U.S. sends Japan currency warning as G7 meets Friday, 10 May 2013 | 5:08 PM ET

  *Washington's Lew tells Japan to stick to currency rules. *Japan minister says G7 not concerned about its policies.

• HIGHLIGHTS-G7 finance officials gather in UK Friday, 10 May 2013 | 9:26 AM ET

  The United States warned Japan on Friday to stick to the rules when it came to the value of its currency, setting the stage for a potentially uncomfortable meeting of G7 finance ministers outside London. "Japan has growth issues for a long period of time that we have encouraged Japan to address.

• UPDATE 2-German Finance Minister softens stance on EU bank union Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 10:37 AM ET

  BERLIN, May 7- German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble signalled a softening of his stance on a European banking union on Tuesday, saying the euro zone should press ahead using current law without seeking treaty changes.

• IMF's Lagarde urges all euro members to push for banking union Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 6:21 AM ET

  AMSTERDAM, May 7- For European banking union to succeed, all EU member countries need to be in agreement, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Tuesday. "You need to have all the players at the table," Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, told students at the University of Amsterdam when asked about Germany's concerns.

• INSIGHT-What ever happened to France's voice in Europe? Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 3:00 AM ET

  *Weakened rapport with Germany not good for Berlin. BRUSSELS/ PARIS, April 24- A few hours after midnight one Sunday last month, as negotiations over a rescue for Cyprus dragged into a second day, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici fell asleep.

• Global finance officials endorse World Bank target to end poverty Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 2:25 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, April 20- Global finance officials endorsed a new World Bank goal to end extreme global poverty by 2030 and emphasized that its focus should be on ensuring that the poorest benefit from strong growth and rising prosperity in developing nations.

• UPDATE 2-Action needed to boost confidence in global economy, IMF says Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 5:39 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, April 20- Global finance officials on Saturday said monetary policy alone was not enough to restore confidence in the shaky global economy as they urged countries to take other steps to reinvigorate growth and create jobs.

• WRAPUP 5-G20 backs off austerity drive, rejects hard debt cut targets Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 6:02 PM ET

  *Russia's Siluanov: G20 agreed on' soft parameters' on debt. Russia- this year's G20 chair- had hoped to secure an agreement on setting fixed targets for reducing debt by the time G20 leaders meet in St. Petersburg in September.