Debt

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

Coalition leaders reached a preliminary budget deal that defused a crisis, but left open the question of how Germany will meet its defense commitments.

Markets will certainly make their position known if politicking threatens to stretch public finances.

Stocks bounce sharply as the first round of voting leaves Le Pen’s National Rally looking short of securing a majority in parliament.

“It was a bit awkward,” Tusk said.

Everything now is just a euphemism for financial repression and austerity. That doesn’t stop politicians looking for magical alternatives.

Meloni’s careful stewardship of the Italian economy has been rewarded by Europe’s famously fickle financial markets. But chaos across the Alps could draw unwanted attention to Italy’s huge debt pile. 

A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.

Klemen Boštjančič happy to work with National Rally and says U.S. election is “not that important” compared with what’s happening in Europe.

Macron’s snap election looks likely to herald a fight between Paris and Brussels as the country is one of seven placed in Excessive Deficit Procedure.

Second and third-largest eurozone economies under pressure over budget deficits.

Bruno Le Maire raises the specter of financial disaster for France if President Emmanuel Macron’s opponents win this month’s snap election.

The bid by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to form the next French government challenges the European Commission to punish a country it has always let off the hook.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has raised alarm that France could face a financial crisis if the far right were to win in the legislative elections.

The rise of the far right is sending tremors through financial markets and could push French debt deeper into the danger zone.

Reform UK thinks they can raise up to £40 billion to fund tax cuts by treating banks’ QE reserves differently.

We all knew it was coming, but what does it mean in practice?

While a right-wing surge is expected to sweep Europe at the EU election this weekend, the results could have significant political consequences domestically in France.

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the downgrade was the price to pay for bolstering the economy with public support during the pandemic and the inflation crisis.

In addition to military situation, Foreign Minister Rasmussen says no guarantee recent U.S. package for Kyiv won’t be the last.