¶ … Euro-Zone Economy Contracts in Third Quarter Blackstone, Brian. Wall Street Journal (Online) [New York, N.Y] 15 Nov 2012: n/a.

The Eurozone has been the subject of much attention lately. The debt crises in Spain and Greece have flooded the headlines of late. However, the problems in the Eurozone go much deeper than these two countries. Today headlines illustrated the fact that the Eurozone has experienced four straight quarters without expansion. The recession of 2008 and 2009 was mostly due to the fact that the Euro experienced pressure from overseas; especially the U.S. However the recent economic woes are more of an internal issue rather than explicable to external forces. There is some debate about whether the Euro will meet the technical definition of a recession, however despite the technical definition's requirements;...

Political turmoil in Greece has led to rioting and mass strikes. Both Greece and Spain have enormous unemployment rates. However, the European response is different than what is found in the United States for example. In the U.S. The federal government and the Federal Reserve have a substantial amount of power to deal with any financial crisis. However, by contrast, in the Euro the participating governments have far less power and most are looking to Germany and France to lead a response. Yet the economists and politicians in these countries must answer to their domestic…