5:53pm

Brussels presses Hollande over spending

France’s economic assumptions ‘optimistic’, says report

From WORLD 10:39am

Draghi hits out at Spain over Bankia

ECB chief criticises Madrid for underestimating bank’s woes

From WORLD 9:18am

Ireland votes on EU fiscal treaty

Polls suggest referendum will back pact

Robert Shrimsley from COMMENT 7:51pm

Donald Trump and the lunatic fringe

The businessman faces growing demands to prove his hair is US-born

From MARKETS 7:51pm

Rush for havens as euro fears rise

US, UK and German bond yields all plunge

From WORLD 5:48pm

Philippines poised for investment boom

Anti- corruption fight boosts confidence

11:55am

Lending to eurozone private sector slows

Data underline economic gloom across much of the region

From MARKETS 11:20am

Demand falls short at Italy debt auction

Haven rush drives down UK, German and US borrowing costs

May 29, 2012

Spain central bank governor quits early

‘Mafo’ faced criticism over Bankia nationalisation

May 29, 2012

ECB rejects Madrid plan to boost Bankia

Sovereign injection could break EU funding rules

May 29, 2012

Madrid in ‘game of chicken’ with EU

Spain determined to avoid being forced into bailout

May 29, 2012

Time slips by for Monti’s reform

Investors wary about elections due early next year

From MARKETS May 29, 2012

Warning lights flash red over Spain

Rising bond yields and Bankia rescue heighten bailout concerns

May 29, 2012

German inflation fall boosts ECB options

Drop gives central bank more scope to cut interest rates

From WORLD May 29, 2012

Hollande government confronts grim outlook

Pledges to be reconciled with constrained finances

From WORLD May 29, 2012

South Africa to maintain economic course

Finance minister rules out any significant shift

From WORLD May 29, 2012

EU voters give thumbs down to integration

Survey of 8,000 people reveals doubt around European project

From UK May 28, 2012

Cameron in eurozone contingency talks

King and Turner meet prime minister

From COMMENT May 28, 2012

A new New Deal to cut youth unemployment

We need a modern form of national service, writes John Studzinski

From COMMENT May 28, 2012

This is a fiscal straitjacket for Ireland, not a union

Weak countries are being punished when they most need help, writes David McWilliams

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