The Italian banking system has been a problem for the third - largest euro zone economy since the financial crisis due to the high level of bad loans across all institutions. (cnbc.com)
A euro that continues to rise against the U.S. dollar is now the main danger being posed to fragile euro zone economies that are still recovering after the sovereign debt crisis of 2011, one economist has told CNBC. (cnbc.com)
Portugal's credit rating is set to return to the headlines Friday as Standard & Poor's updates its opinion on the southern euro zone economy. (cnbc.com)