There was a weary air of predictability within hours and days of Margaret Thatcher's death about all the things she can be blamed for.
A new academic paper suggests an influential study used to argue the case for austerity contains a number of flaws - including a simple Excel spreadsheet error.
The long-term "irreversible" trends I've discussed in detail in my upcoming book, $10,000 Gold, continue to develop.
Weaker than expected economic data from China has caused a sell-off in risk assets, especially commodities.
GDP data published for Q4 2012 afforded a slightly better perspective on the year as a whole.
Economic growth in China slowed unexpectedly in the first quarter of the year, sparking concerns about the strength of the country's recovery.