As dark clouds gather over Europe and growth in the BRIC’s slow, the world once again looks to the old steady engine of growth – the US. But there are serious challenges ahead

BY David Dapice 20 August 2012

The globe may be safe from euro debt crisis – if countries don’t join the downward spiral

BY David Dapice 19 June 2012

The headline-grabbing drama over Greece’s debt has obscured more fundamental challenges to the global economy: slow growth, high government debt levels in the eurozone and difficulties agreeing on an adequate response

BY David Dapice 7 November 2011

From Washington to Brussels to Tokyo, leaders have been squabbling and fumbling, seemingly oblivious of the global threat. The downgrading of US debt, and the response of the European Union and Japan all point to a dangerous bankruptcy in leadership.

BY David Dapice 8 August 2011

Never before in history have so few people held the fate of the global economy in their hands. Not the giants of Wall Street, but three small private companies— the top credit-rating agencies— have emerged as the arbiters of the world’s economic fate

BY David Dapice 25 July 2011

The challenges facing the next president are deep and entrenched, not the type that fast cash infusions can fix. Global stability requires the next US president to confront a host of problems and restore confidence quickly

BY David Dapice 26 October 2008

It has dodged this bullet, how about the next one? By attempting to offset the impact of creating hundreds of billions of dollars of toxic debt, the US has opened a Pandora's box, and can expect many troubles to emerge before finding hope at the bott

BY David Dapice 16 September 2008

There are real financial dangers ahead that might be hard to avoid, and if oil prices headed up to $200 a barrel soon, it would be impossible to avoid a world recession or worse.

BY David Dapice 17 June 2008

The losers in globalization must be helped

BY David Dapice 4 March 2004