Eric Reguly joined The Globe and Mail in November of 1997. He has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and French Literature and a Masters in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario. He has worked for a number of publications, including the Times of London, The Financial Post in New York and London, England, the Financial Times of Canada, Alberta Report magazine and the London (Ontario) Free Press.
Until April, 2007, when he became The Globe's European business correspondent, based in Rome, Eric wrote the paper's main business column from Toronto. He also co-hosted a daily business programme on BNN, formerly Report on Business Television, and contributed to several magazines and web sites, including The Globe’s Report on Business Magazine, thefirstpost.co.uk and Time Canada. He is a regular guest on CBC Radio and makes speeches about business issues. Eric has won several awards for his work, including, in 2007, the Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy Journalism.
Eric was born in Vancouver, grew up in Toronto, Washington D.C. and Rome and has Canadian and Italian citizenship. He and Karen have two daughters, Arianna and Emma, who will, their father expects, become dazzling Italian soccer stars.
Don’t bet on the reining in of JPMorgan and its ilk
The bank’s $2-billion trading loss should put wind in the sails of the Volcker Rule and other regulations. But that’s likely wishful thinking
Euro zone exit might be best of bad options for Greece
Without control over its currency, the country is left without its best tool to fix the economy
As European bond yields rise, barbers are sharpening their shears
With austerity facing bitter resistance, a Greek-style ‘haircut’ remains on the table for Spain and other ailing economies
As the euro zone turns: More elections, more uncertainty
When voters in France and Greece go to the polls on Sunday, the tragicomedy that is Europe will undoubtedly have a new act
Oil price salvation won’t be found in the Bakken
The shale oil discovery contains about 4.3 billion barrels – but global demand is 32 billion a year
Trade took back seat on Harper’s Thailand trip
For a Prime Minister who professes to be pro-business, his tour schedule was long on photo ops and short on business
The calm before Europe’s next debt storm
Oil prices, austerity and aspiring politicians will ensure the market rally won’t last
Greek debt deal will have others demanding the same
Ireland, Spain and Portugal must be seething at Greece’s special treatment
All the signs point to a falling oil price – except supply
Given an unstable Europe, a lingering recession and rising fuel economy, crude should be going down instead of up
Despite second bailout, Greece is still a time bomb
Social fabric is fraying apart, the economy is in freefall, and the odds of dropping out of the euro zone are rising – which could be the first domino in the euro’s collapse
