Ireland

  • Mar 11, 2011
  • 13 min read

PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: Europe

Problems in the European banking system, sovereign debt volatility and external threats will...

  • Mar 7, 2011
  • 2 min read

IRELAND: Bailout renegotiation will strain EU summit

The renegotiation of Ireland's 85 billion euro (119 billion euro) EU-IMF bailout will add further...

Ireland
  • Mar 4, 2011
  • 2 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: EFSF haggling raises threat of crises

Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado clashed with her German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble...

  • Mar 3, 2011
  • 5 min read

EUROPE: Youth will suffer longest from welfare cuts

Demographic and fiscal pressures are putting the European welfare state model under strain. While...

  • Mar 2, 2011
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Industrial growth balances oil fears

The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 57.8 in...

International
  • Feb 28, 2011
  • 6 min read

IRELAND: Dublin set to challenge bailout, bondholders

The opposition Fine Gael secured most votes in the February 25 general election. Voters...

Ireland
  • Feb 28, 2011
  • 2 min read

PORTUGAL: Looming bailout raises pressure on EU summit

After bond yields traded at over 7% on Friday for the 16th consecutive day, Portugal looks...

Portugal
  • Feb 23, 2011
  • 2 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Bailout renegotiations look likely

After meeting yesterday with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, German Chancellor Angela...