Venezuela to develop Cristinas gold mine with China

Venezuela will develop its huge Las Cristinas gold project in partnership with Chinese state investment company CITIC, President Hugo Chavez announced on Friday. The government last year cancelled Canadian company Crystallex International's permit to develop the long-troubled mine project south of the Orinoco river.

Official statistics Don’t lie to me, Argentina

Why The Ecoomist is removing a figure from its indicators page

Treating China as an enemy

Washington (and the West) is deeply split over how to handle China's spectacular renaissance. This is by far the most important issue in 21st-century geopolitics. It is not one we can afford to get wrong, and errors made today may prove irreversible.

Bank Deposit Flows Show Money Leaking to Germany From Spain: Euro Credit

Money is leaking out of banks in southern Europe as customers scoop deposits out of Greece, Spain and Italy to move cash to less indebted nations such as Germany.

Gasoline Prices Are Not Rising, the Dollar Is Falling

Panic is in the air as gasoline prices move above $4.00 per gallon.

Spanish revolt brews as national economic rearmament begins in Europe

Spain's new prime minister has looked into the abyss and recoiled.

ECB's Mario Draghi magic corrupts bond markets

The European Central Bank's blitz of measures to stave off a credit crunch and shore up EMU states are profoundly distorting debt markets and may ultimately do more harm than good.