Pragmatist

The response to the downgrade of the Eurozone bailout funds from Aaa has yielded a fascinating political response from the head of the ...

I can't understand why 'stock markets soared ' 2% on yesterday's announcement by the European Central Bank (if there real...

We all know with calm certainty that it each European economy functioned without the Euro.  We can argue that Germany has done much b...

I enjoyed a great conversation with the Renegade Economist on Thursday. On the humorous side, it reminded me that: "Among the ...

I’m with the Tories on the EU treaty veto. There are just too many unanswered questions for anyone not already implicated to sign up. ...

Giuseppe Lami/Ansa/REUTERS Hat tip: National Post Too good a headline to miss - Italian politicians turn on each other on the eve...

I recall being told the terrible story of some military personnel grabbing the ties on a hot air balloon that was threatening to leave th...

Yesterday's speech from the European Commission President perfectly underscores Brussels' feeble grip on reality.  Now is no...

Putting harsh economic reality aside for a minute, those who've always suspected that the Euro was a political Trojan horse for ful...

I'm no Eurosceptic, but after all the dithering over the options open to the Eurozone it seems only the default option, as it were, w...

The " Tea Party " may be getting it in the neck for its bumbling brand of brinkmanship over the US debt ceiling, but, as Schumpet...

Cutting the Gordian knot Talk about Zeitgeist - last Saturday morning I was in Porto, reading about the Greek crisis in The Economist . ...

Not content with the dog's breakfast of European consumer and retail finance directives , the European Commission now wants to harmonise...