Crisis of confidence should frighten French
True story. I was sitting on a park bench in Paris' Jardin des Tuileries on Tuesday lunchtime, minding my own business, when I was rudely asked to move on by a model and her photographer.
Eurozone
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Commentators at loggerheads over interest rate cut
The ECB’s decision to cut interest rates signals a welcome move away from austerity for some, but is too little too late for others.
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Forecast remains gloomy for troubled EU investors
US bond investors are more bullish about the global economic outlook than UK equities investors, indicating for the first time that geographic location rather than the targeted asset class is driving sentiment and market confidence, research has revealed.
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Small depositors saved in Cyprus bailout
Cyprus may have so far avoided a ‘disasterous exit from the eurozone’, but commentators warn that its economy will shrink rapidly as offshore banking, its main industry is effectively shut down following a bailout deal worth 10bn.
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Risk appetite remains
UK investors are still hungry for risk despite significant fear of economic uncertainty in the eurozone and the possibility of a triple dip recession at home, according to a survey conducted by Unbiased.co.uk.
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fixed income managers forsee deep euro
Some of Europe’s economic woes are set to worsen in 2013, according to fixed income fund managers surveyed by Standard and Poors Capital IQ Fund Research.
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disappointing eurozone data shows weakness
A raft of disappointing data has highlighted the economic challenges facing the eurozone, despite the lull in the region’s debt crisis.
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2013 outlook renewed confidence in the eurozone
The past year has been a rollercoaster for Europe, with commentators spending the bulk of it fearing a Greek exit from the eurozone and a disorderly break-up of the single currency.
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threadneedle a greek exit is inevitable
There is still a strong argument for Greece leaving the eurozone despite the recent agreement to ease the country’s bailout terms, experts at Threadneedle argue.
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eurozone drops back into recession
The eurozone has returned to recession after official data suggested the currency bloc’s economic growth contracted for a second quarter running.
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Opportunities to come from policy inaction
Nick Gartside's explains why his focus is now back where it was at the beginning of the year, on the outlook for growth and problems in the eurozone.
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The beginning of the end of another debt crisis
The FTSE has rallied today on the back of news of the ECBs bond purchase programme, but are UK investors really so optimistic for eurozone stability?