Another week, another euro summit

Every 'grand bargain' so far has failed to acknowledge the deep-seated imbalance between Germany and everyone else in the single currency.

If eurobonds sound good, why is Merkel playing deaf?

Eurobonds are being touted as a possible solution for the euro crisis. The Guardian answers a few questions about them.

Debt crisis could lead countries to opt out of the euro

Differing opinions on the euro's evolution hide the fact some eurozone countries may see their future outside of the fiscal union.

Does the maestro sign off in credit?

Alan Greenspan, darling of Wall Street, monetary "maestro" and personification of the American boom, retires in the new year. As rumours fly in Washington about who will take charge of the world's biggest economy, the experts are already weighing up his legacy.

Why Koizumi staked all

Post Office privatisation seems a trivial policy to bring a government crashing down, but Japanese Premier Junichiro Koizumi has staked his political life on plans to split up and sell off Japan Post. After what he called the "forces of resistance" voted down the proposal, he called a snap election.

Labour market inequalities

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