Trading Post from MARKETS 6:22pm

Euro’s strength must be maintained

Sterling and euro in sharper focus with monetary policy decisions

From MARKETS 6:21pm

Yen weakens as policy meeting starts

Traders bet on fresh Tokyo action and Fitch warning adds to pressure

Chris Giles Chris Giles from COMMENT 7:29pm

Central banks face zombie nightmare

Authorities struggle to calibrate right level of corporate liquidation

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Companies: The rise of the zombie

Groups propped up by state-backed credit spend all their cash servicing debt rather than investing

From COMMENT 6:51pm

Spain needs tough decisions on debt

Action to bring about structural change is needed, writes Juan Rubio-Ramirez

Editorial from COMMENT 6:50pm

Sovereign default

The way the world manages insolvencies needs fixing

From MARKETS Jan 8, 2013

Netherlands in €3.2bn CAC bonds debut

Collective action clauses take force

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 8, 2013

A trade deal for Europe and US

Timing for transatlantic talks is as good as it will ever get

From MARKETS Jan 8, 2013

Yen rise defies eurozone bond buy policy

Tokyo’s move into bailout bonds fails to weaken Japan’s currency

Jan 8, 2013

ECB set to hold course despite German dip

Economists predict central bank will not cut rates

From MARKETS Jan 8, 2013

Irish issue shows way for the periphery

€2.5bn debt issue hailed as landmark

From MARKETS Jan 8, 2013

Dublin raises €2.5bn in bond sale

‘Syndicated tap’ of existing 2017 bond yields 3.35%

Inside Business from COMPANIES Jan 7, 2013

Bank shares buoyed on a sea of scandal

Prices in 2012 seemed driven by some bizarre inverse correlation

From WORLD Jan 7, 2013

Trade deal hopes make EU more attractive

Transatlantic pact likely to tempt Britain to stay inside union

Jan 7, 2013

Transatlantic trade talks near lift-off

Working group poised to recommend formal negotiations

From WORLD Jan 6, 2013

Central bank hails end to Polish austerity

Governor says economy has had ‘perfect slowdown’

Jan 6, 2013

Bankruptcy regime for nations urged

Argentina legal battle highlights weakness of system

Wolfgang Munchau from COMMENT Jan 6, 2013

US joins misguided pursuit of austerity

Governments have pushed themselves into a corner where austerity is the default

From MARKETS Jan 6, 2013

Economic Outlook: Central banks’ caution

BoE and ECB in wait-and-see mode after mixed business data

From WORLD Jan 4, 2013

Concerns raised over G8 summit venue

Fears voiced on N Ireland resort’s security and lodging