BusinessDesk

BusinessDesk: "The ratings downgrade more evidence that the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis has a lot further to run"

BusinessDesk: "The ratings downgrade more evidence that the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis has a lot further to run"

BusinessDesk: "US growth to be extremely lumpy and possibly tenuous if Europe's recession deepens"

BusinessDesk: "US growth to be extremely lumpy and possibly tenuous if Europe's recession deepens"

BusinessDesk: "Without growth, you can’t fix [the EU debt] issue."

BusinessDesk: "Without growth, you can’t fix [the EU debt] issue."

BusinessDesk: With CDS insurance, hedge funds would rather Greece defaults than agree a haircut

BusinessDesk: With CDS insurance, hedge funds would rather Greece defaults than agree a haircut

BusinessDesk: Investors pay more for German govt bonds than they will receive at maturity

BusinessDesk: Investors pay more for German govt bonds than they will receive at maturity

BusinessDesk: The latest data on the US labour markets better than expected

BusinessDesk: The latest data on the US labour markets better than expected

BusinessDesk: "It's as if the Earth now has two moons instead of one and both are growing in size like a cancerous tumour"

BusinessDesk: "It's as if the Earth now has two moons instead of one and both are growing in size like a cancerous tumour"

BusinessDesk: "You’re starting to see people want to take more risks"

BusinessDesk: "You’re starting to see people want to take more risks"

BusinessDesk: "We have seen a pretty encouraging trend in the US economic data over the last two months"

BusinessDesk: "We have seen a pretty encouraging trend in the US economic data over the last two months"

BusinessDesk: Italians have debt-sale 'success', but ECB balance sheet grows faster than expected

BusinessDesk: Italians have debt-sale 'success', but ECB balance sheet grows faster than expected

BusinessDesk: US looks cautiously optimistic, but Europe and Mideast are decidedly dodgy

BusinessDesk: US looks cautiously optimistic, but Europe and Mideast are decidedly dodgy

BusinessDesk: 'The double-dip fear the bears were talking about in the second half of the year is off the table'

BusinessDesk: 'The double-dip fear the bears were talking about in the second half of the year is off the table'

BusinessDesk: Scepticism grows that big ECB action will ease liquidity or ease the EU sovereign debt crisis

BusinessDesk: Scepticism grows that big ECB action will ease liquidity or ease the EU sovereign debt crisis

BusinessDesk: Rally will continue because "the economic data is clearly much better than everyone's expecting"

BusinessDesk: Rally will continue because "the economic data is clearly much better than everyone's expecting"

BusinessDesk: Investors position themselves for more uncertainty

BusinessDesk: Investors position themselves for more uncertainty