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Europe’s Debt Crisis: A Different Viewpoint

Sven R. Larson October 10, 2025

Comparing the market and par values of sovereign debt may seem like a dry exercise, but it reveals critical insights into the European economy.

two sets of hands in suits pulling a euro sign apart so it's ripping

Inflation Creates a Two-Tiered Euro Zone

Sven R. Larson August 5, 2025

Eurostat says inflation looks calm—but beneath the surface, a worrying split is emerging. Polarized inflation poses a serious challenge for the ECB and an increasingly hands-on Brussels.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 2025.

How Trump Could Cause a European Financial Crisis

Sven R. Larson August 4, 2025

Pressure from the U.S. president to cut interest rates could spark a chain reaction, pushing Europe to follow—and creating a potential equity market bubble.

ECB Rate Cut Aimed at Debt-Drowning Member States

Sven R. Larson June 9, 2025

In a stunning admission, the central bank concedes that more public debt is the only path to more economic growth in the euro zone.

Trump Must Take U.S. Credit Downgrade Seriously

Sven R. Larson May 22, 2025

Europe has a rich history of debt crises. Time for Trump to learn from them.

The Tariff Earthquake: How Trump Is Reshaping the Global Economy

Thomas Kolbe April 8, 2025

The U.S. president is tackling an issue the nation has been kicking down the road since the end of the gold standard in 1971: the gaping chasm of fiscal disaster and trade deficits.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaks with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (R) during the constituent session of Germany's new Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on March 25, 2025 in Berlin.

Germany’s Spending Spree Could Hinder EU Neighbors’ Defense Upgrades

Michael Curzon April 2, 2025

As the EU’s benchmark borrower, Germany has dealt a blow to its bloc neighbours by massively upping spending on defence.

France, the Fiscal Train Wreck

Sven R. Larson December 18, 2024

While President Macron is busy trying to cling to power, the ECB is helping France down the path of economic self-destruction.

Inflation Strikes Back

Sven R. Larson December 13, 2024

The European Central Bank has cut interest rates again, and the Federal Reserve may follow. With inflation rising in both regions, these rate cuts must stop.

Businesses Are Losing Faith in Europe

Sven R. Larson November 20, 2024

Less money is spent on forming Europe’s economic future, and the outlook is even worse.

Tag: interest rates

Europe’s Debt Crisis: A Different Viewpoint

Inflation Creates a Two-Tiered Euro Zone

How Trump Could Cause a European Financial Crisis

ECB Rate Cut Aimed at Debt-Drowning Member States

Trump Must Take U.S. Credit Downgrade Seriously

The Tariff Earthquake: How Trump Is Reshaping the Global Economy

Germany’s Spending Spree Could Hinder EU Neighbors’ Defense Upgrades

France, the Fiscal Train Wreck

Inflation Strikes Back

Businesses Are Losing Faith in Europe

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