Comment & Analysis: Feeble domestic demand is a chronic European ailment...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/UXDMSS/8T5GV/7U1ATK/MR6B7/   Comment & Analysis Wednesday May 27 2009 FT.com - Comment and analysis   Feeble domestic demand is a chronic European ailment Recovery in Europe is likely to be slow and painful. One reason is that Germany, the EU's biggest economy, is heavily dependent on foreign spending. A fall in net exports will account for three-fifths of its 5.4 per cent economic shrinkage this year, writes Martin Wolf http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/XQZBK/P3C64/YEK7J/5U77W/7V/h   What Europe must do to build a recovery The next stage in the recovery from global recession must be a strengthened European growth strategy, writes Gordon Brown http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/XQZBK/P3C64/YEK7J/EOIEU/7V/h   Exploding debt threatens America Standard & Poor's downgrading of outlook for British sovereign debt should be a wake-up call for the US administration, as under its budget plan the federal debt is spiralling, writes John Taylor http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/XQZBK/P3C64/YEK7J/N53PT/7V/h   Why 'too big to fail' is too much for us to take Assets that are needed for the continued provision of essential public services services can be quickly separated from the organisations engaged in their supply, writes John Kay http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/XQZBK/P3C64/YEK7J/33AZA/7V/h   FT.com - In depth MPs' expenses Indian general election Swine flu European elections 2009 Detroit in distress Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2009 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this keyword/company alert on FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.