Underbelly

Mrs. Buce does not pay a lot of attention to financial news but like the rest of the world, she cannot evade the Cyprus kerfuffle. She...

Best recent summary of what's up in Greece: link , where we learn that a departure from the Euro might lead to an 80 percent drop in val...

What Exactly happens when a country withdraws from a currency bloc? The Economist has the best tictoc I've seen: If a messy defaul...

Do you notice a wave of benignity and civic virtue sweeping over the European Union?  Not just yet?  Well you will soon, and I'll tell y...

Mark Perry raises his eyebrows at the news that they are accepting Euros at liquor stores in the East Village ( link ). Okay, granted, he ca...

Seemed like every morning on our late European excursion, we were greeted with news of a new low for the dollar against the Euro. I guess w...