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Breakingviews: Greek banks' rickety crutches

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 16 - Greek banks are leaning on twin crutches - recapitalisation from bailout funds and emergency liquidity - that could easily be kicked away, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Germany's 'free lunch' economics

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 15 - Strong technology and labour reforms keep making Germany richer but trade surpluses bring credit losses and political spats, says Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Europe could save itself from a Greek exit

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:45:00 GMT

May 14 - The euro zone needs a plan B for a Greek exit, but that may be too much for its leaders to stomach, says Breakingviews Hugo Dixon.

Breakingviews: JPMorgan hammers another nail in VaR coffin

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 14 - JPMorgan's $2 billion loss may have dealt a fatal blow to Value-at-Risk. Breakingviews' Robert Cole assesses whether the alternatives are any better.

Breakingviews: Dimonfreude is irresistible

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 11 - If JPMorgan is proven fallible, confidence in the system itself will be shaken, argues Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Markets unsure over Bankia deal

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:50:00 GMT

May 10 - Madrid has consistently been too slow and too cautious in dealing with Spanish banks, but the govt is now starting to show ambition, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: what happens if Greece runs out of money?

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 9 - Without a stable government, Greece won't get more bailout funds, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Spain finally faces banking mess

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 8 - Madrid has dropped its resistance to bailouts as it prepares to inject €7-10 billion into Bankia, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Hollande won't have long to learn

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:45:00 GMT

May 7 - Francois Hollande faces a short honeymoon after his election as France's president, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: CV lies come back to bite

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 4 - Tempting as it is to polish up one's geek credentials, resumé fibs have a longer shelf life than degrees.

Breakingviews: Munch's Scream is symbol of easy money

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 3 - The auction of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was thick with irony as the hyper-rich bid $120mln for an image of "abject misery", says Reuters Breakingviews

Breakingviews: Ominous signs say "sell China"

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:30:00 GMT

May 3 - Rising tension between the U.S. and China is creating an atmosphere of instability that is bad for investment, says Reuters Breakingviews' Wayne Arnold.

Breakingviews: Murdoch's great escape; banking's new normal

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 2 - The UBS earnings offer a glimpse of a stabler, but duller, future for banks, and the British lawmakers' report on phone actually marks a deft escape for the Murdochs, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: More Gloom at Lloyds

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

May 1 - Mis-selling provisions, a misfiring branch sale & a miserable UK economy cast dark clouds over Lloyds, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Does Europe need a banking union?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:45:00 GMT

April 30 - Reuters Breakingviews editor Hugo Dixon looks at how to break the links between Europe's weaker economies and their troubled banks.

Breakingviews: Aviva's different shareholder spring

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 30 - The UK insurer is the latest company to review executive pay in response to investor pressure. Robert Cole argues this is as much about long-term underperformance as short term pay excess.

Breakingviews: Amazon plays long-game; investor returns down

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 27 - Amazon's long-game puts market share before operating margins while investor returns slide, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: News Corp & AstraZeneca leaders under fire

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 26 - AstraZeneca CEO quits & Rupert Murdoch faces the Leveson Inquiry. Breakingviews asks if business leaders should fall on their swords.

Breakingviews: In China, no need to grease the wheels

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT

April 26 - Bribery is not the key to success in China, in fact it’s bad for business...especially when corruption scandals make media headlines, says Reuters Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Credit Suisse a glimpse of the new normal

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 25 - Credit Suisse is shrinking, but costs are down and capital position is improving, the bank is moving in the right direction but there is still some way to go say Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Chinese government "overinvestment" myth

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 24 - Claims that Chinese government investment is wasteful and bad for the economy have been around for years, but looking at the past ten years of growth you wouldn’t bet against them say Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: French voters say “non” to Europe’s policies.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 23 - The French election winner will have a difficult job balancing voters rejection of current policies and Germany’s expectations say Breakingviews.

Breakingviews: Markets too complacent on likely Hollande French election win

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 20 - Markets are too relaxed with the fact that Francois Hollande is on course to be France’s next president, as his policies ignore France’s major economic weaknesses, say Breakingviews.

Reuters Breakingviews: Expect more foreign CEOs in Japan

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:34:17 GMT

April 20 - A string of frustrated foreign CEOs in Japan have left their companies. But don't blame the corporate culture - it's more about a move towards better governance. And foreign bosses will keep coming.

Breakingviews: UK gas reserves potentially tricky

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

April 19 - Britain may have warmed to fracking, but while shale gas has put the U.S. on the road to self-sufficiency, it may not happen in the UK.