New Democracy

• Europe: What Now?

  By Virginie Maisonneuve  |  July 24, 2012

  Europe has avoided—for now—the drama of a Greek exit from the euro thanks to Greece electing a party that broadly backs its bailout terms.

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  Watching ‘Dr. Copper’

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 25, 2012

  Industrial materials have always been useful tools in the prediction of economic prospects to come.

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  Greece Forms New Government

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 20, 2012

  On Wednesday Greece managed to agree in principle to form a conservative coalition government, with three pro-bailout parties agreeing to cooperate and giving the coalition a majority of 179 seats.

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  Pro-Bailout Party Wins Greek Election

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2012

  Voters in Greece on Sunday let the world know that they were not quite ready to depart the euro.

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  Southern Eurozone’s Woes Simmer On

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2012

  Despite a weekend bailout for Spain’s banking sector that was meant to reassure investors, markets continued to punish the southern eurozone.

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  Spain Accepts Bailout

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 11, 2012

  Spain accepted a bailout Saturday for its financial sector, and Italy stepped up into the spotlight over concerns that it may be the next country to request aid.

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  Europe’s Crisis Focus Shifts From Greece to Spain

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 28, 2012

  Concerns eased a bit over the possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone as Saturday polls showed rising support for pro-bailout parties in that country. But attention turned to Spain as earlier estimates of funding needed for a bailout of its largest bank looked to be seriously undervalued.

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  France, Germany Talk Growth as Greece Teeters

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2012

  The newly elected French president, Francois Hollande, met with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to discuss the possibility of growth measures as they sought a way out of the Greek debt debacle.

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  Greek Mandate Still Unfulfilled

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2012

  Four days after Greek elections that left five anti-bailout parties seated in Parliament, a ruling coalition still has not emerged.

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  Elections Leave Greeks Lacking Coalition, Others Rethinking Austerity

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2012

  Successful votes against austerity from Greece to France have pushed officials to consider other ways to cope with the debt crisis in the euro zone.