States feel debt pinch
Bond yields of Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain widened to record levels against Germany ... |
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Australia urged to aim for 10% emissions cut
The country's leading adviser on climate change says the minimum 25% level agreed at a conference last December in Bali is 'not immediately feasible'... |
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Baptism of fire for US envoy to Nato
Kurt Volker, the new US ambassador to Nato, tells the Financial Times that the weeks since the August 8 invasion of South Ossetia by Russia have shown the US and European Union working closely... |
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Top food exporters ease restrictions
Nations including India and Kazakhstan have relaxed their trade restrictions on agricultural commodities such as rice and wheat in a move that could help to ease a year-long food crisis... |
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Rich nations fall short on aid delivery
The world's leading nations are delivering less than half the aid they promised to developing states eight years ago, putting at risk fulfilment of a pledge to lift them out of poverty by 2015... |
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US to challenge China over steel prices
US trade officials are close to filing a case against China at the World Trade Organisation challenging export restrictions on raw materials used in steel-making and other industries... |
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Women's progress in top jobs slows
The glass ceiling has become more like a 'reinforced concrete barrier', with progress by women in attaining top jobs slowing to a 'snail's pace', it is claimed... |
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US and Japan fight overseas aid proposals
The world's rich donor countries have clashed over plans to improve the quality of their overseas aid, with Washington and Tokyo arguing against setting themselves tougher targets... |
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Storm clouds over the oil market
Lower prices will make central bankers' task of controlling inflation less challenging. But the decline reflects the severity of the global slowdown... |
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Sarkozy backs 'financial Interpol' plan
The EU and other leading economies should set up a global body to track down market abuse and to co-ordinate investigations into such crimes, a French government report urges... |
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North-west leads way for business
Britain's north-western cities have significantly increased their attractiveness as places to do business in recent years, according to a survey published on Wednesday... |
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OECD slashes forecasts for UK and eurozone
Eurozone economies will "barely creep forward" in the second half of this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned, and the UK is expected to fall into a t... |
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UN steps up food aid to North Korea
The United Nations World Food Programme is to expand its emergency operation in North Korea into its largest globally to avert a looming famine, following cuts in aid by China and South Korea... |
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Romania in island dispute with Ukraine
Countries argue at International Court of Justice in The Hague over status of exclusion zone and the mineral exploitation rights to oil and gas reserves... |
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On Wall Street: Bleak reality of US stock markets
What has confounded many of the equity optimists in the last few days has been the failure of a long-desired catalyst... |
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US stocks suffer on fears for economy
US stocks fellfor a fourth successive day, re-entering bear market territory, as rising jobless claims and weak retail sales figures raised fears about the health of the economy... |
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Big wheels keep on turning in US
Demand for big sport-utility vehicles and pick-up trucks, the most profitable vehicles for carmakers, showed signs of revival in the US. Are Americans regaining their appetite for gas guzzlers... |
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Fraud charges for ex-Credit Suisse brokers
US prosecutors accuse two men of scheming to obtain higher sales commissions by selling auction rate securities in the first known criminal case inÂvolving the collapsed market... |
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CME joins Osaka in 24-hour trading deal
The CME Group, the world's biggest futures exchange, sought to extend its foothold in Asia by entering talks with the Osaka Securities Exchange, Japan's largest derivatives exchange, to develo... |
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NYSE Euronext draws battle lines over MTFs
Transatlantic exchange operator, NYSE Euronext, will combat alternative share trading platforms in Europe with plans to be the first exchange to launch one of its own. ... |
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