The FT carries an article about the increased backing for the introduction of national fiscal rules across Europe: you can read it here.
Macro Theorist turned Fed president Kocherlakota writes on this topic here.
The cover story in this weekend’s FT magazine reviews the Irish banking crisis and features several current and former IE bloggers: you can read it here.
The New York Times carries a profile of Ben Bernanke: you can read it here.
The World Tonight programme is running a series on fiscal adjustment in Europe, with the attendant lessons for the UK. Last night’s programme includes a report from Ireland plus an interview with Kevin Daly (minutes 07:30 to 17:00); tonight’s programme will report from Greece.