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 [...]
Every now and then, events reveal the harsh realities of global affairs, in so doing, making a mockery of the rhetoric used by both the powerful [...]
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 [...]
Despite consistent demands to the contrary from German leaders and economic experts, many analysts still hope that the European Central Bank (ECB) will ultimately step in [...]
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 [...]
From time to time European policymaking descends into evasion and double talk. This is such a time as steps are taken to stave off Greece’s [...]
