The latest revelations and fines for Barclays on their alleged manipulation of interest rates and potential selling of protection against interest rate rises, could lead to another banking crisis. Some commentators have stated this could be the “tip of the iceberg” with possibly all the major UK and some overseas banks being involved in similar [...]

It appears that the MW Interim Finance article a week ago has stimulated more widespread comparisons of the main Euro Zone protagonists who have survived and progressed to the knockout stages of Euro 2012. All the countries that remain, with the exception of the Czech Republic, are notable for their position in the debt ranking [...]

The similarities in the performance to date of the European football nations and the debt crisis are apparent as we reach the middle of the Group stages of the competition. The UK battling France and not getting a result, Germany showing the rest of Europe how to play football and the strongest to date. Greece [...]