Sound monetary policy is key to long-running economic strength and stability.

CNN: State of the Union Address

The current temporary European Financial Stability Facility is running out of money.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

The deficit is currently running at almost twice the level permitted under the stability pact for countries within the euro zone.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Greek economic woes spark strike

You have Obama running an ad that seems to question McCain's mental stability, saying he's erratic.

NPR: McCain Hopes To Shine In Town Hall-Style Debate

They also brought forward the date when the permanent rescue mission, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), will be up and running.

BBC: Opportunity for Britain amid European uncertainty

The stability pact would surely wither if its chief sponsor defied it for a fourth year running.

ECONOMIST: German economic policy

He also wants to increase the size of the European Stability Mechanism, the zone's permanent bailout fund which will be up and running later this year.

BBC: The Greek cloud

Organisations that look after the top level domains such as .uk and .de are asking Icann to give guarantees about root server stability, given that billions of dollars of e-commerce now depend on the safe running of these key servers.

BBC: Net's servers under scrutiny