European economy

Europe’s new population bomb

6:22 a.m. Sun 28 Feb 2010

The threat of a lack of population is becoming as scary as the threat of too much. The term “population …

Moodys reviews Greek bond ratings

8:02 a.m. Sat 20 Feb 2010

Moodys has placed a number of Greek government securities on downgrade review, in an announcement quoted by FT Alphaville. Moodys …

Euro area 2010 growth of 1% expected

7:46 a.m. Wed 17 Feb 2010

The Euro area’s expected GDP growth is just 1% for the current year, according to a statement made by …

Greek government off-balance sheet debt

9:15 a.m. Mon 15 Feb 2010

The New York Times has revealed Greece’s use of off balance sheet debt, but misses an important implication in …

European economy -2.3% annual, +0.1% quarterly

7:47 a.m. Sat 13 Feb 2010

European economies only grew 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009, and have contracted 2.3% since the same …