Update 11.50 30/10/14: Reuters is reporting that an EU spokesperson has said a deal is "very close" and talks will continue to...

There is an interesting report from Reuters this evening . According to unnamed sources, during a private meeting, German Chancellor Angel...

The IMF  released its latest review of the Greek bailout on Wednesday. As might be expected it was a bit more critical than the version rel...

A surprise development in Portugal this afternoon, as Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar has announced his resignation. The office of Portugues...

Ten days ago, we wrote a blog asking, "Will the closure of the public broadcaster set the scene for a coalition showdown in Greece?...

As we reported last week in our press summary and which the FT is today reporting on (and presenting as a bit of a scoop), Cypriot Preside...

Imagine a Number 10 spokesperson announcing during the afternoon news bulletin that the BBC has become too expensive to run and will be sh...

It’s been a busy week for the IMF, releasing their latest iterations of the World Economic Outlook , Global Financial Stability Report and ...

The IMF today released its latest World Economic Outlook forecasts. As usual the forecasts are not overly different from the previous ones ...

Now remember, contributions via the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) are loan guarantees, not upfront cash. But here's the break-down...

The package is coming together. The IMF has officially announced that it will take part in the Cypriot bailout, providing €1bn of the total ...

Some more details coming out about the much talked about capital controls in Cyprus (details via @MatinaStevis and RANsquawk): Will ...

It’s looking as if there will be a deal in Cyprus, although there are some big obstacles to be crossed to get there and it is likely to go d...

Is this Plan B or Plan C? We’ve lost track. Maybe Plan B+. Anyway, it seems that the Cypriot parliament is currently discussing the pro...

This is the question which is now holding global financial markets on the edge - could it really happen and what would it mean, we assess th...

At some point yesterday, it became clear that Cypriot President Nicos Anastastasiades would not have sufficient support to push the deal on ...

Update 12:00 18/03/13: Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has had some interesting things to say on the deposit levy (via Reuters ): ...