Criticism is mounting on both sides of the Atlantic that by pumping money into their economies central bankers are effectively discouraging politicians from undertaking painful structural [...]
The past week has seen a marked deterioration in economic sentiment. Job creation numbers in the US were lousy. More evidence of a growth slowdown in [...]
Last Friday brought the depressing news that nearly one in four Spaniards are now unemployed. Jobless rates among younger people are nearly 50%. Analysts talk of [...]
Last weekend saw the conclusion of the latest World Economic Forum in Davos. For an event that doesn’t produce a communiqué–let along anything as grand as [...]
The Germans have made some pretty draconian proposals if the Greeks are going to get more cash. The proposals are reported on the front page of [...]
Major economic crises don’t just claim the reputations of the odd banker, finance minister, or two. Part of the ensuing blame game also discredits certain widely [...]
With the failure to agree on a truly comprehensive package to counter Europe’s growing sovereign debt and banking crises, the baton has been passed back to [...]
At the end of this month–around October 27th–the latest plan to stabilise the Eurozone will be made public. The question at the top of everyone’s mind [...]
Underlying the recent rollercoaster in the world’s commodity markets is the reality that, while emerging markets have reached “escape velocity” from the previous global economic downturn, [...]
A superpower sees one ally toppled, then two more friendly governments fall. Finally, the political turmoil spreads to the largest ally in the region, involves day [...]
