Posted by Paul Murphy on Mar 05 08:08. Edward Luce: In a slippery spot over pump prices One of Barack Obama's finest moments in the long campaign of 2008 was when he mocked Hillary Clinton and John McCain's call for a "gas tax holiday" to curb rising petrol prices. Wolfgang Münchau: The Bundesbank has no right at all to be baffled One of the more intriguing recent developments of the eurozone crisis is the shock expressed by Germany's economic establishment that the eurozone is, in fact, a monetary union. Guillermo Ortiz: Emerging markets must lead banking reform When global banks first expanded into emerging markets, the idea was that they would bring greater efficiency and foster competition. Paul Goodman: Osborne well knows that Tories tax wealth at their peril Is the party of capital about to embrace taxes on wealth? This entry was posted by Paul Murphy on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 8:08 and is filed under Uncategorised.