Ryan Avent:
Double dips: When will they meet again?: The conventional wisdom at the moment seems to be that the euro zone will suffer a shallow recession next year. That's tough for me to imagine; a shrinking economy will increase the pressure on flailing euro-zone members, raising the odds of an acute crisis and a much larger decline in output. And if that occurs, it will be difficult for the American economy to escape the downward tug from across the Atlantic...
