Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. A suitable successor? | September 23, 2010 |
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A look at who might succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European Central Bank. The front-runners to replace Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European... |
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| 2. Containing the Greek disease | April 29, 2010 |
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Eurozone leaders must work harder if they are to prevent the Greek crisis from spreading to other countries weakened by debt problems. When finance ministers and central... |
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| 3. The dangers of ignoring warning messages | January 28, 2010 |
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A book underlines that by paying more attention to the warning signs, governments could have spotted the risks building up in the banking sector. The failure in 1984 of... |
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| 4. Getting tough with the bailed-out banks | October 29, 2009 |
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Commission determined to demand tough restructuring measures. The European Commission this week signalled its determination to demand tough restructuring measures from banks... | |
| 5. Removing the financial supports | October 15, 2009 |
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Europe's banks are moving away from state support, but the Commission's work is far from done. Following the lead taken by their US counterparts, European banks have, in the... |
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| 6. Business in brief | May 14, 2009 |
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| 7. The uneasy task of restoring faith | April 23, 2009 |
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EU member states want to prolong support measures for banks, but the Commission is cautious. The EU has thus far managed to avert financial meltdown, but its banking system... | |
| 8. Investigation into bank rescue plan | March 13, 2009 |
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European Commission to see if Dexia deal complies with state aid rules The European Commission announced today (13 March) that it had opened an in-depth investigation to see... | |
| 9. More clarity needed over financial reforms | March 5, 2009 |
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The proposals put forward by the de Larosière group lack ambition. The coming weeks are a crucial period in the reform of Europe's supervisory system. The de... | |
| 10. Copying the Fed is not the way for the ECB | January 8, 2009 |
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Central banks within the euro system should, though, have a greater role in supervising banks. Lucas Papademos, a vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB), opened a... | |
| 11. Don't blame capitalism for the global financial crisis | October 9, 2008 |
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It is the management of the financial system that deserves scorn for today's turmoil, not the financial system itself. The demands for more regulation and control of the... |
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| 12. Reinventing the EU in a moment of economic peril | October 9, 2008 |
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European leaders should not only steer the EU towards economic safety, but should also seek to rediscover the bloc. Rarely has there been a greater need than the present for... | |
| 13. Kroes to take tough stance on bail-outs | October 9, 2008 |
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So far the European competition commissioner has approved most bank bail-outs and guarantees, but deeper probes could soon bring Neelie Kroes into conflict with national... |
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| 14. A word to the wise: heed the harbingers of doom | September 25, 2008 |
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A once-in-50-year storm has arrived – and may change the political climate. For the time being and perhaps for many months to come, the Cassandras command the commentariat... | |
| 15. Limited resources, laudable policies | September 4, 2008 |
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Central bank's stock rises. The European Central Bank (ECB) has been praised for its swift response to the financial market crisis when the first signs of turmoil emerged... |
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| 16. Rescue plan for Danish bank cleared | July 31, 2008 |
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Danish government given the go-ahead to help bank hit by poor mortgage loans.
Denmark has been given the green light by the European Commission to step in to help the... | |
| 17. Commission queries Northern Rock bail-out | June 5, 2008 |
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The UK government could be forced to radically rethink its rescue package for the troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock following publication of the European's Commission... | |
| 18. Why central banks must take the lead | May 8, 2008 |
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Central banks must step up to the plate and take a bigger role in financial regulation, however uncomfortable that may be for some. Last Thursday we saw the first... |
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| 19. Between a rock and a hard place | February 28, 2008 |
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With financial institutions being shaken by poor trading performance and bad debts, is there anything that private investors can do to protect their money? Stuart Langridge... | |
| 20. Different Voices | February 21, 2008 |
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“We will not back a decision that takes our country back to the dark days of the 1970s.”David Cameron, leader of the opposition Conservatives in the UK, on the... | |
