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BBC News - Global economy
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23 November 2011 Last updated at 11:17 ET

Background

An American Dream deferred Occupy Wall Street vs conservative critics A young woman holds a notebook

In graphics: The eurozone crisis Compare the deficit in the eurozone countries Promo for eurozone in crisis in graphics

Europe's four big dilemmas Europe's four big dilemmas Coin being tossed at the Madrid tennis open

Lost decade? Watch: How the US went from boom to bust Despondent traders on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2008 Watch

Our Experts

Robert Peston Article written by Robert Peston Robert Peston Business editor

S&P;’s logical but tactless eurozone warning

18 hours ago

Standard and Poor's reasons for warning that it may downgrade the credit ratings of all but one of the eurozone’s member governments are in a sense uncontroversial. It is the timing, in the midst of make-or-break eurozone reform talks, that is so explosive.

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Stephanie Flanders Article written by Stephanie Flanders Stephanie Flanders Economics editor

Merkel's intriguing concession

21 hours ago

Will private investors suffer in future eurozone bailouts?

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Expert Views

  • Paul MasonPaul Mason

    The economics editor of Newsnight gives his take on the economic turmoil

  • Gavin HewittGavin Hewitt

    Views and analysis from the BBC's europe editor

Crisis jargon buster
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The best credit rating that can be given to a borrower's debts, indicating that the risk of borrowing defaulting is miniscule.
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