New York Times September 30, 2008 Barely a week after Europeans rebuffed American pleas to join in their bailout of the banking system, Europe now faces a financial crisis almost as grave as that in the United States — demonstrating how swiftly this contagion is spreading around the world. more
Associated Press September 30, 2008 Astounded by the U.S. government’s failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, fingers of blame are pointing at America from around the planet. more
Business Week September 30, 2008 The European Union and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged the United States to deal with its financial crisis and urged lawmakers to quickly reverse their vote to reject a a $700 billion (euro488 billion) bank rescue plan. more
New York Times September 30, 2008 The French have always found American elections amusing, in a horror movie sort of way. They grumpily regard the American president as in some unfortunate sense also their own, but they see the campaign through their own cultural lens. more
Wall Street Journal September 29, 2008 Uncertainty surrounding U.S. plans to bail out its financial services industry has roiled European banks and financial markets, Jean-Claude Juncker, the chairman of the Eurogroup of euro-zone finance ministers, said Friday. more