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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Very often you read that a company or government has lost the confidence of investors. In 2010 this manifested itself in runs on Greek, Irish, Portugese, [...]
