Adrian Pabst Archive
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Jun 12, 2012
Europe's common currency cannot survive unless politicians agree on a banking union and a fiscal union as well. Read Article Tighten the union at next summit or euro zone will fail
Jul 03, 2012
Italy and Spain, competitors in football on Sunday, were allies last week, and very effective ones, against northern European austerity policies on the euro. Read Article The 'Super-Marios' impose a new agenda for Europe
Jul 18, 2012
The Libor debacle is merely the latest in a series of abuses since the 1990s that include dodgy derivative trading, fraudulent personal protection cover and predatory lending as part of the sub-prime mortgage fiasco. Read Article Rot of corruption in banking industry poisons investors
Aug 27, 2012
Economic inertia, and worse, is a recipe for social and political trouble around the world. Read Article Lull before the storm as world economies fail to enact reforms
Oct 23, 2012
German stubborness about Greek and other debt repayment is pushing Europe ever closer to danger. Read Article Germany fiddles as the fuse burns low for Italy and Spain
Nov 08, 2012
Fiscal reform is the biggest challenge await President Obama in his second term. How he responds to this test of leadership will in large part determine his legacy. Read Article Political gains fade quickly as America nears a 'fiscal cliff'
Dec 05, 2012
Republicans and Democrats in the US are both taking the wrong approach to the battle over spending and taxes at the edge of the "fiscal cliff". Read Article Neither side has the courage to avoid America's 'fiscal cliff'
Jan 31, 2013
The US budget battles are part of a wider war over the role of government in the economy. Read Article Polarized economic views leave US to grapple debt fears
Feb 13, 2013
Pope Benedict's positions transcend the conservative-liberal divide, especially on economic and social issues as well as interfaith dialogue Read Article Pope's resignation will leave more than a religious void
Apr 28, 2013
Politics not economics will ultimately determine the fate of the common currency and of the European project. But the lack of imagination and courage among euro-zone leaders does not bode well for either. Read Article Politics not policy will determine fate of the euro zone
