Neil Irwin

Era of low interest rates could prevail despite Trump presidency

The central bank will seek to prevent too much inflation from breaking out in an economy it believes is getting close to operating at its full potential

Neil Irwin: The Greek deal & the dangers for Europe

All signs suggest the Greek government, for all its misgivings, genuinely does want to keep the nation in the eurozone. Some reports indicate it hasn't done much contingency planning for how a euro ex

Neil Irwin: Transformational moment

Greek leaders think the offer on the table from European governments and IMF is lousy, requiring still more pension cuts and tax increases in a depressed economy

Neil Irwin: Is Greece like Lehman Brothers?

If Greece were to do the nation-state equivalent of filing for bankruptcy - repudiate its debts, exit the eurozone, devalue its currency - it would cause catastrophic ripples across Europe

Mario Draghi's bombshell is Europe's last, best hope to return to growth

Interest rate rises to 17 per cent in Russia

The conflict between Germany and ECB that threatens Europe

Why Ben Bernanke can't refinance his mortgage

Yellen signals she won't raise rates to fight bubbles

The Fed Chair's focus is to make sure that Wall Street's ups and downs don't bring economic disaster