April 16, 2015

Now Germany is getting ready for Greece to default too

Tsipras address a news conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin March 23, 2015.Germany is working on a plan to keep Greece in the eurozone if the country defaults on its debt, according to weekly newspaper Die Zeit.

April 14, 2015

More doubts about the U.S. and China than the euro zone

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors will cast a wary eye on the latest gauges of the United States' economic health this week, while troubled Europe shows early signs of turning the corner.

April 13, 2015

Buoyed by QE's solid start, ECB policymakers set to meet

The European Central Bank's decision makers meet Wednesday buoyed by the successful debut of a mass bond-buying spree designed to kickstart growth and will likely quash talk of it wrapping up early.

April 11, 2015

Germany is imperiling the world economy by refusing to accept free money

The German government should go spend a bunch of money on something. Ideally a critically useful infrastructure project, given the country's large apparent needs on that front — but failing that, even a pretty blah project would be good.

April 09, 2015

Bank of England warning over current account deficit

The UK’s large current account deficit could cause financial markets to turn against the British economy in a time of stress, the Bank of England has said.