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Coronavirus has again exposed the euro’s fatal flaw

4 April 2020 2:53 am

Rising death rates. Economies closing down. People forced to stay at home. The coronavirus is a health, social and economic…

Sajid Javid has become the doormat Chancellor

2 November 2019 9:00 am

Mario Draghi, who retired as president of the European Central Bank this week, was arguably the first holder of that…

Portrait of the week

4 July 2015 9:00 am

Home At least 30 British people were among 38 shot dead at a beach resort at Sousse in Tunisia by…

Why Switzerland should have listened to Hong Kong on currency pegs

24 January 2015 9:00 am

The Swiss National Bank usually ticks away as quietly as one of its nation’s more expensive timepieces, but when the…

How to fight Europe’s demons of deflation

22 November 2014 9:00 am

The new fear haunting Europe

Europe's leaders worship Mario Draghi. They should listen to him instead

30 August 2014 9:00 am

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi secured a place in history by his demonstration, on 26 July 2012, of the…