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FRANKFURT. Improving consumer and business sentiment are signs of an economic rebound in the countries using the euro, European Central ...

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FRANKFURT. Improving consumer and business sentiment are signs of an economic rebound in the countries using the euro, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said — though he warned any recovery was bound to be uneven.

HAVANA. The US Treasury eased restrictions on travel and money transfers to Cuba, five months after President Barack Obama announced the measures in a bid to improve ties with the communist island. The changes to Treasury rules, focus on visits by Cubans living in the United States to the island, remittances by Cuban-Americans to their relatives, and telecommunications.

TOKYO. Critics worry that Japan's new leaders lack a long-term vision to turn around the hobbled economy. The opposition promised to expand the social safety net with handouts for families with children and farmers, toll-free highways and a higher minimum wage. But critics say such programs were mainly designed to woo voters and fall short of mapping out a road to growth or tackling deeper issues like Japan's aging, shrinking population and its ballooning national debt.

MOSCOW. Russia has no plans to use IMF funds but will borrow on the market to cover next year's budget deficit since revenues are rising along with oil prices. The government said earlier this year it would have to borrow in 2010 to cover the budget deficit.

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