The Short View 11:13pm

ECB inaction wrong-foots some investors

Bigger worry for central bank is credit crunch in the south

8:41pm

ECB sticks to its monetary guns

Easy policy stance ‘as long as needed’, says Draghi

7:24pm

ECB damps hope of cheap loans

Mario Draghi shifts goalposts on outright monetary transactions

From WORLD 5:27pm

Hollande faces pressure over jobs pledge

Unemployment hits highest level since 1999 as police and protesters clash

From MARKETS 3:35pm

Eurozone remains split on Cyprus rescue

‘Bail-in’ could reinforce two-tier banking system in eurozone

Editorial from COMMENT Mar 6, 2013

Stock markets defy economic woes

Central banks’ side-effects outperform the intended ones

Mar 5, 2013

Little recovery in advanced economies

Index shows US, eurozone, Japan and UK struggle to beat norms

Members of the European Parliament take part in a vote on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ©AFP From COMMENT Mar 5, 2013

Europe: A loaded chamber

The EU parliament’s capping of bank bonuses shows it has matured as a political force

©Reuters From WORLD Mar 5, 2013

Belgium names new finance minister

Unexpected resignation threatens fragile coalition

File picture shows a huge Euro logo in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, September 29, 2011. A bumper return of 3-year loans to the ECB would boost the case for it exiting crisis mode, a top Bundesbank official said ahead of February 22, 2013 news on how much banks will hand back at a repayment window next week. The ECB lent banks a total of more than 1 trillion euros ($1.32 trillion) in twin 3-year, ultra-cheap lending operations in December 2011 and February 2012 - a ploy that ECB President Mario Draghi said "avoided a major, major credit crunch". Picture taken September 29, 2011. ©Reuters Global Insight from WORLD Mar 5, 2013

ECB battles demons as growth slows

Central bank likely to hold rates in spite of contraction forecast

From WORLD Mar 4, 2013

Qatari royals buy private Greek island

€5m purchase signals Doha’s renewed interest in Greece

From WORLD Mar 4, 2013

Latvia launches bid to join euro

Application is likely to be viewed favourably

From WORLD Mar 4, 2013

Central bank succession grips Russia

End of Ignatiev term at the helm turns Moscow into hive of intrigue

Mar 4, 2013

Number of Spanish jobless tops 5m

Minister says declining rate of increase is a source of optimism

Mar 3, 2013

Doubts cast on Icelandic crisis model

Policy makers say myth surrounds way collapse was handled

From MARKETS Mar 3, 2013

Outlook: Fed target puts focus on payrolls

High street under scrutiny for signs of weakness

Wolfgang Munchau from COMMENT Mar 3, 2013

Bonus issue marks start of a long battle

It is in the eurozone’s collective interest to stop London from acting as its main financial centre

From UK Mar 3, 2013

London mayor calls bonus cap ‘moronic’

Johnson says regular EU attacks on City motivated by envy

From WORLD Mar 1, 2013

German opposition forces fiscal pact delay

Upper house decision deals embarrassing blow to Merkel

Martin Wolf from COMMENT Mar 1, 2013

The case of Brussels and banker bonuses

Europe has found a way to attack the UK that is sure to be favoured by much of the British public

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