Gold futures fell the most this year on speculation that Greece's anti-austerity party victory won't result in the country leaving
the euro currency bloc, crimping demand for haven assets.
Not exact matches
Eurostat's figures on Friday also showed imports of goods to the
euro zone fell 3.0 % in December, illustrating the fragile state of domestic demand in the
currency bloc.
Factories in the
euro zone raised their prices in July as energy costs swelled, pointing to further upward pressure on consumer prices in the
currency bloc later this year.
European Commission chief Jean - Claude Juncker on Sept. 13 called for the appointment of a
euro zone finance minister role to coordinate economic policy across the
currency bloc, but suggested the job could be done by someone who was already a senior European commissioner.