Spain's unemployment rate soared to 14.4pc last month, further damaging the credibility of the Spanish government. 03 Feb 2009 01 Feb 2009 The beggar-thy-neighbour phase has begun in earnest. "Buy American" legislation has advanced from a barely credible threat to imminent reality on Capitol Hill in just weeks. 01 Feb 2009 ECB President sought to calm fears about the eurozone, stressing it is in no danger of falling apart. 30 Jan 2009 Barack Obama inherits an economy already contracting at an annual rate of 6pc, much like the mid-Depression year of 1931 (-6.4pc), writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 26 Jan 2009 Britain has a duty of care to the world by honouring foreign debts,writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. 21 Jan 2009 Ten years of euro membership have lured Spain into a terrible trap. 20 Jan 2009 Britain is today leading the world in the macabre speciality of saving banks, but a debt jubilee may be the only way out, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. 19 Jan 2009 A leading Irish economist has called on Dublin to threaten withdrawal from the euro unless Europe's big powers do more to rescue Ireland's economy. 19 Jan 2009 Freight rates for containers shipped from Asia to Europe have fallen to zero for the first time since records began, underscoring the collapse in trade. 14 Jan 2009 China, Germany and Russia are showing the fastest pace of deterioration among large economies as the entire global system succumbs to a "deep slowdown", according to the OECD. 13 Jan 2009Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard has covered world politics and economics for a quarter century, based in Europe, the US, and Latin America. He joined the Telegraph in 1991, serving as Washington correspondent and later Europe correspondent in Brussels. He is now International Business Editor in London.
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We're back to 1931, but at least it's not 1933 yet
UK cannot take Iceland's soft option
The euro is torture instrument for Spain
Biblical debt jubilee may be the only answer
Help Ireland or it will exit euro, economist warns
Shipping rates hit zero after dramatic collapse in trade
OECD: China, Germany, Russia slowing the fastest
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