German leaders agree in principle to a rescue package of up to €135bn for Greece but fail to offer clarity on conditions. 28 Apr 2010 ECB may have to invoke emergency powers to halt disintegration of southern European bond markets after Greece, Portugal downgrades. 27 Apr 2010 If the chief purpose behind the EU-IMF bail-out for Greece – or for banks exposed to Greece – is to prevent a "full-blown and contagious sovereign debt crisis", the market verdict must be a sobering surprise. 25 Apr 2010 Greece's debt crisis reaches a dramatic crescendo as the EU reveals the nation's debt and deficit figures are even worse than feared. 22 Apr 2010 Fitch Ratings has warned that Japan's sovereign debt is rising to ominously high levels as the workforce shrinks and deflation grinds deeper. 22 Apr 2010 The IMF has warned that Greece’s debt crisis threatens to spill over across the region unless action is taken soon to restore confidence. 21 Apr 2010 Spiralling sovereign debt in Europe, the US, and Japan risks setting off a fresh financial storm, the IMF has warned. 20 Apr 2010Ambrose 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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