Sunday, 3 January 2010

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Ambrose 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.

LATEST FROM AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD

Eurozone credit contraction accelerates

Bank loans and the M3 money supply contracted at an accelerating pace in November, raising risk that a lending squeeze will choke region's recovery.

30 Dec 2009

Gilts sell-off as Britain joins Italy in debt house

The cost of borrowing for the British Government has surged to within a whisker of Italian levels as global markets issue their punishing verdict.

23 Dec 2009

Fitch cautions Britain and France on AAA rating

Fitch Ratings has given its bluntest warning to date that Britain and France risk losing their AAA status unless they map out a clear path to budget discipline over the next year.

22 Dec 2009

Fall in lending risks return to recession, says Goodhart

Top economist says the contraction of bank lending in the US and Europe risks a slide back into recession.

22 Dec 2009

Strong euro widens European rift

S&P says the super-strong euro is causing the rift in the eurozone between north and south to widen.

21 Dec 2009

Euro 'Diktats’ risk terrorist response across Southern Europe

It is becoming dangerous to associate with economic and ideological power in Southern Europe, or what Europol calls the "Mediterranean triangle" of anarchist violence.

20 Dec 2009

Moody's 'axe blow' to rating on Spanish debts

Domino effect fears on downgrade to €112bn of Spanish mortgage bonds.

18 Dec 2009