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• 30 June 2009 : Das Spiel mit den Reserven
  Good news on current account imbalances, but will the improvement be sustainable, asks David Marsh.
• 22 June 2009 : Emerging economies' Catch 22
  Dumping the dollar comes at a price, says David Marsh.
• 17 June 2009 : What shape has the recovery?
  Investors seem very keen to put a “letter” on the shape of the recovery.
• 15 June 2009 : It's time for a German ECB president
  The Germans may want one of theirs to succeed Trichet, says David Marsh.
• 15 June 2009 : Easing the way into China property
  GaveKal looks at China's property market and currency policy.
• 08 June 2009 : Brown faces the hostile music
  The UK's Houdini-like prime minister is ready to fight, says David Marsh.
• 01 June 2009 : Throwbacks to the past
  David Marsh reflects on how gold and General Motors give history lessons.
• 26 May 2009 : Expensive expenses
  The expenses scandals distract the U.K., says David Marsh.
• 18 May 2009 : A popular German test for the Euro
  Tell them they must subsidise the union and see what happens.
• 11 May 2009 : Weapons of mass destruction
  How brokerage created derivatives that brought down markets.
• 06 May 2009 : Case against EU quantitative easing
  The European Central Bank can't be seen favouring CADS, says David Marsh.
• 27 April 2009 : Britain sticking with the pound
  The U.K. is not healthy enough to make the move in near future.
• 20 April 2009 : No more crisis to kick around?
  If so, we'll miss not having doomsayers to comfort us, says David Marsh.
• 06 April 2009 : Only the pessimists survive
  Germany, despite a trade surplus, sees glass half-empty, says David Marsh.
• 30 March 2009 : A captivating tale of economic woe and strife
  Grimm could never have envisioned anything this grim, says David Marsh.
• 23 March 2009 : Behold, humble Deutschland
  David Marsh reflects on why Germany isn't gloating over its relative prosperity.
• 16 March 2009 : Surplus nation blues
  Export hulks China, Japan and Germany feel recessionary pain.
• 09 March 2009 : A dilemma in Germany
  Europe's strongest economy must help trading partners, says David Marsh.
• 02 March 2009 : Will Italy have to turn to gold?
  Metal poses unattractive fallback position for troubled economy.
• 23 February 2009 : Pound's oscillations helpful all round
  That's true even for the members of the eurozone, says David Marsh.
• 16 February 2009 : Minister of masochism?
  Children's Minister Ed Balls appears to enjoy spreading alarm and despondency.
• 09 February 2009 : A dangerous rivalry
  ECB silence on dollar-euro rivalry is wise course, says David Marsh.
• 03 February 2009 : Gordon Brown should go for tourism
  David Marsh reflects on how to get the Americans flocking to the Sceptr'd Isle.
• 26 January 2009 : Britain's mood of excessive 'Panik'
  The normally cheery U.K. is digging in for years of gloom, says David Marsh.
• 19 January 2009 : A candid inaugural address
  David Marsh reflects on what inaugural speech from Obama we'd all like to hear.
• 12 January 2009 : BoE sails into uncharted waters
  UK central bank takes Samuel Pepys and William III in tow, says David Marsh.
• 12 January 2009 : France, Germany and fissures in the eurozone
  International challenges spell good and bad news for the ECB.
• 05 January 2009 : Get used to sterling's fluctuations
  Euro fans had better watch out for their own swings in value, says David Marsh.

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