Entries tagged "Eurozone"



Eurozone Storm Clouds Have Silver Lining For Some

Paul Müller 14 may 2012 

The Eurozone crisis may be threatening to ruin the lives of many Europeans, from Greece and Spain, to Ireland and Italy - but, as always, there is a silver lining for some. 

Europeans whose currencies are outside the Euro can look forward to a very pleasant Summer on the continent because ...

Eurozone Woes Dog Banks

James Johnston 30 apr 2012 

A raft of news from three of Europe’s biggest banks has pointed to continuing concerns over the future of the Euro zone.

Eurozone map

One of the biggest shocks came from the leading Spanish bank Santander which reported that profits in a the first quarter had slumped by  24 percent . The ...

The $1 trillion EU Bazooka

James Johnston 27 mar 2012 

German politicians are relaxing their opposition to raising the emergency bail out fund.

Throughout the Greek crisis German finance ministers made it plain they were not prepared to underwrite so called “blank cheques” to help protect the most distressed EU states from the actions of the markets. At times their ...