Europe's debt crisis risks escalating out of control as the world economy slides towards a double-dip slump with few shock absorbers left to limit the damage. 22 Sep 2011 When America became the first casualty of the global credit bubble in 2007, Europe's political elites thought it had nothing to do with them. 18 Sep 2011 It was a good soundbite. European leaders have just six weeks to resolve their sovereign debt and banking crises, George Osborne, the UK Chancellor said in Washington last week. 24 Sep 2011 European officials are preparing a grand plan to restore confidence in the euro with a massive bank recapitalisation and a possible Greek default. 24 Sep 2011 Rarely have economic policymakers seemed as devoid of solutions as they are in Washington this week for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 22 Sep 2011 Another week, another tightening of the screw in the euro crisis. It is striking that things so recently unthinkable are now the topic of everyday conversation. And the mood among the European policy elites has changed dramatically too. 18 Sep 2011 Last week saw some very different approaches to addressing the current economic weakness, from fiscal expansionism in the US to continued austerity here and in the eurozone. Who is right? 11 Sep 2011
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is International Business Editor of The Daily Telegraph. He has covered world politics and economics for 30 years, based in Europe, the US, and Latin America. He joined the Telegraph in 1991, serving as Washington correspondent and later Europe correspondent in Brussels.
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