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• 25 August 2008 : Growth slowdown is Europe's main problem
  Why ECB will face pressure to rescind the last rate hike.
• 18 August 2008 : Germany's bad foreign takeover bill
  Short-sighted political pandering on inflows threatens long-term growth.
• 11 August 2008 : The riddle of the impossible surpluses
  Why the world’s total balance of payments does not balance.
• 04 August 2008 : Why Sarkozy’s ECB plans will fail
  President’s proposals are sensible, but his own record stands in way.
• 04 August 2008 : France battles to reform the EMU
  Sarkozy must put his own house in order to win the Europeans' favour.
• 28 July 2008 : European banks past the worst
  Improvements in fortunes and risk perspectives beckon for financial stocks.
• 21 July 2008 : Santander moves north with A&L deal
  Proposed Spanish-UK bank purchase underlines shifts in European economy.
• 14 July 2008 : British fund shows way forward
  Hermes asset shift to investment boutique model can defy the bear market.
• 07 July 2008 : A knight falls from grace
  Stuart Rose’s travails at M&S confirm risks of high honour.
• 02 July 2008 : When Germany tightened the screws
  Sarkozy, Berlusconi would show statesmanship by praising anti-inflation move.
• 30 June 2008 : Bundesbank wakes old inflation demons
  German monetary policy-makers to the fore as ECB prepares rate rise.
• 23 June 2008 : Mervyn King turns both ways
  Bank of England Governor indecision caps uncertainty over sterling direction.
• 16 June 2008 : Germany gains from worldwide investment
  Germans race ahead in post-credit crisis struggle against Anglo-Saxons.
• 09 June 2008 : Bundesbank tandem no model for Britain
  Bank of England Governor King at odds over deputy appointment.
• 02 June 2008 : Putting bankers’ heads on the blocks
  British regulator’s idea for banking complaints index could raise not lower risks.
• 26 May 2008 : German parallels as UK PM sinks
  Brown and Erhard share dire experiences as government leaders.
• 19 May 2008 : Berlusconi effect helps steer Euro
  A sustainable fall in the European currency would help everyone.
• 05 May 2008 : Spanish banking armada steams on
  Santanter’s success with Abbey may herald move into Germany.
• 28 April 2008 : Bundesbank hold-gold line pays off
  Why central banks are advised to hang on to the yellow metal.
• 21 April 2008 : Trio stalking Trichet on interest rates
  ECB president in good shape to ward off campaign on credit easing.
• 14 April 2008 : Spanish practices weigh on BAA
  Heathrow management problems underline fragile state of airport financing.
• 07 April 2008 : Stuart Rose splits the City
  Parallels with Deutsche’s Abs in Marks & Spencer governance spat.
• 31 March 2008 : Sovereign investors adapt to changing markets
  Emerging market players are part of the bigger picture.
• 17 March 2008 : New wind for an old alliance
  Berlusconi and Sarkozy could pool forces on Germans and ECB.
• 10 March 2008 : Private equity open to scrutiny
  Drive to more financial transparency comes at difficult time.
• 03 March 2008 : Safety margins widen in Europe
  Why investors now favour Northern Rock and shun Italian bonds.
• 25 February 2008 : Europe's scandals show diversity
  Under unity plans Liechtenstein would not be in the headlines.
• 18 February 2008 : Writing on the wall for Brown
  String of setbacks on economy reminds Britons on Ludwig Erhard.
• 18 February 2008 : A fair wind blows on the Bosphorus
  Despite its struggle to join the EU, Turkey is drawing foreign investment.
• 11 February 2008 : China must heed counter-action
  Chinalco ploy could reverberate on world markets.
• 04 February 2008 : Germany’s partners hope for inflation
  Higher German costs would provide solution for EMU tests.
• 28 January 2008 : Sterling's plunge pleases the British
  Pound's depreciation sparks no move to join EMU.
• 21 January 2008 : Prodi’s power play in London
  Italian PM visit underlines Franco-German Euro tension.
• 14 January 2008 : Risky rescues for problem banks
  Moment of truth nears for IKB and Northern Rock shareholders.
• 07 January 2008 : Beware seductive songs of praise
  European Central Bank President should watch out for flattery.

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