Super-Mario and co to the rescue

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:13:31 GMT

Before western central banks consider becoming the shareholders of last resort by buying up stocks, they should look at the experience in Japan, where the Nikkei headed south, says James Mackintosh

ECB floating way out of its depth

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:11:35 GMT

You would have thought that a solution to the ECB’s balance sheet problem would have been found by now, but you would be wrong. American officialdom is getting more pessimistic about the Greek restructuring, writes John Dizard