Euro zone struggles to stem crisis; Obama urges action

NEW YORK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro-zone officials are working to magnify the firepower of the region's rescue fund, European Central Bank policymakers said on Monday, while U.S. President Barack Obama piled on pressure for Europe to staunch a sovereign debt crisis that threatens the world economy.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/18d9a9d5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Euro+zone+struggles+to+stem+crisis%3B+Obama+urges+action&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F26%2Fuk-imf-idUKTRE78N1JS20110926%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Euro+zone+struggles+to+stem+crisis%3B+Obama+urges+action&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F26%2Fuk-imf-idUKTRE78N1JS20110926%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252184756/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/18d9a9d5/kg/268/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252184756/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/18d9a9d5/kg/268/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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