The giant bond fund PIMCO said Europe has not yet tamed its debt crisis and will soon face a 'second Greece' in Portugal as the country’s economy spirals downwards. 18 Mar 2012 The International Monetary Fund has warned that surging oil costs pose a serious risk to the global economy, threatening to smother expansion before a fresh cycle of growth is safely under way. 18 Mar 2012 The global liquidity cycle has already rolled over. Assuming that no fresh action is taken, world economic growth will peak within a couple of months and then fade in the second half of the year - with grim implications for Europe’s Latin bloc. 11 Mar 2012 Doyen of German monetarism denounces stimulus policies of the ECB as a dangerous leap into the unknown, giving voice to growing misgivings among policy elite. 08 Mar 2012 Europe has ring-fenced Greece's debt crisis for now but its escalating recourse to legal legerdemain has shattered the trust of global bond markets and may ultimately expose Portugal, Spain, and Italy to greater danger. 08 Mar 2012 The blistering asset rally of 2012 has run ahead of economic realities in Europe, America and China. It is exhibiting symptoms of a schizophrenic market, with technical indicators flashing signs of exhaustion. 07 Mar 2012 The Dutch Freedom Party has called for a return to the Guilder, becoming the first political movement in the eurozone with a large popular base to opt for withdrawal from the single currency. 05 Mar 2012 Oil spikes usually metastasize once energy costs reach 9pc of global GDP. The longer they stay there, the greater the damage. 04 Mar 2012 China is planning an investment blitz to unlock its vast reserves of shale gas, convinced it can match the energy revolution under way in the US and meet a significant part of its fast-growing fuel needs. 01 Mar 2012
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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