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 Financial Times - UK Homepage
Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buys
Apr 02 2009 23:57
US banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury's $1,000bn (£680bn) plan to revive the financial system Read more »
G20 leaders hail crisis fightback
Apr 03 2009 03:17
Markets surged as world leaders agree sweeping package of measures to restore the world economy, including $250bn money supply increase Read more »
Bank intervention creates pension pain
Apr 02 2009 20:34
When the Bank of England announced its plans for quantitative easing last month, it had one unintended consequence, it forced companies to take a fresh look at pension liabilities Read more »
Financial Times - US homepage
Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buys
Apr 02 2009 23:57
US banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury's $1,000bn (£680bn) plan to revive the financial system Read more »
G20 leaders hail crisis fightback
Apr 03 2009 03:17
Markets surged as world leaders agree sweeping package of measures to restore the world economy, including $250bn money supply increase Read more »
Barrack targets distressed banking assets
Apr 02 2009 22:35
Tom Barrack, founder of Colony Capital, has decided that the growing regulation of the financial services sector is creating opportunities for entrepreneurs Read more »
Financial Times - Europe homepage
Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buys
Apr 02 2009 23:57
US banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury's $1,000bn (£680bn) plan to revive the financial system Read more »
G20 leaders claim summit success
Apr 02 2009 21:12
Markets surged as world leaders agree sweeping package of measures to restore the world economy, including $250bn money supply increase Read more »
D Börse struggle ends as TCI bows out
Apr 02 2009 23:31
UK-based hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund followed Atticus Capital, its erstwhile partner, in cutting its holding in the German exchange group Read more »
Financial Times - Asia homepage
Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buys
Apr 02 2009 23:57
US banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury's $1,000bn (£680bn) plan to revive the financial system Read more »
G20 leaders hail crisis fightback
Apr 03 2009 03:17
Markets surged as world leaders agree sweeping package of measures to restore the world economy, including $250bn money supply increase Read more »
China's PMI back in positive territory
Apr 03 2009 03:17
The purchasing managers' index, a measure of activity in the manufacturing sector, rises to 49.0 for March, suggesting an improvement in industry as output and new orders surge Read more »
FT.com - World
G20 leaders claim summit success
Apr 02 2009 21:12
Markets surged as world leaders agree sweeping package of measures to restore the world economy, including $250bn money supply increase Read more »
Obama brokers pact on tax havens
Apr 03 2009 00:57
US president Barack Obama brokered a compromise between his Chinese and French counterparts on an issue so arcane and inconsequential that it is hard to believe failure to have done so would have led to a collapse of the summit Read more »
Israeli police question Lieberman
Apr 02 2009 18:42
Israeli police have questioned Avigdor Lieberman, foreign minister, under caution for more than seven hours on suspicion of bribery and money laundering, a spokesman said Read more »
Senate blow to climate change laws
Apr 02 2009 21:30
President Barack Obama's plan to push through climate change legislation as part of his $3,600bn (£2,508bn) federal budget appeared all but dead after the Senate ruled out fast-track action on the issue Read more »
Nato summit faces Afghan test
Apr 02 2009 23:27
As members of Nato celebrate its 60th anniversary, many see the summit as a critical test of whether America and its European allies can seriously collaborate on the defence alliance's Afghan mission Read more »
FT.com - Companies
Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buys
Apr 02 2009 23:57
US banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury's $1,000bn (£680bn) plan to revive the financial system Read more »
Non-US banks to miss out after accounts shift
Apr 02 2009 19:58
Banks following international accounting rules will not get the break awarded to their US rivals on 'fair value' accounting, the international standard setter said Read more »
Barrack targets distressed banking assets
Apr 02 2009 22:35
Tom Barrack, founder of Colony Capital, has decided that the growing regulation of the financial services sector is creating opportunities for entrepreneurs Read more »
TCI bets big on falls in Japan
Apr 02 2009 23:31
The Children's Investment Fund is betting heavily on falling share prices in Japan by taking short positions in big companies there Read more »
Greenberg joins critics of AIG's banks pay-out
Apr 02 2009 23:08
Hank Greenberg, the former chief executive of AIG, said it was a mistake for the government to wave through the $50bn pay-out to international banks as part of the insurance group's bail-out Read more »
FT.com - Financial Markets News
Equities gain after G20 consensus
Apr 02 2009 18:25
Equity markets around the world rallied strongly after Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, pledged on behalf of the 20 most powerful countries to bring an end to the global recession Read more »
US banks rise on accounting changes
Apr 02 2009 18:32
US stocks rallied above last month's highs during early trading on Thursday as the Financial Accounting Standards Board prepared to vote on changing mark-to-market accounting, which has been blamed for exacerbating banks' capital problems Read more »
Euro jumps after ECB rate decision
Apr 02 2009 12:58
The euro advanced on Thursday after the European Central Bank surprised investors by cutting interest rates by less than expected after its policy meeting. Read more »
Oil leads commodity market recovery
Apr 02 2009 12:18
Commodity markets staged a strong rebound, taking a lead from gains across equity markets and a growing sense of optimism about the outcome of the G20 meeting Read more »
FTSE 100 ploughs through 4,100
Apr 02 2009 16:52
A warm reception for global policies to end the world recession helped the FTSE 100 back over the 4,100 point on Thursday Read more »
FT.com - Comment and analysis
Summit success reflects a different global landscape
Apr 02 2009 19:12
The G20 summit's deeper significance lay in its unspoken recognition of a changed geopolitical landscape. Not so long ago, this would have been a gathering of the Group of Eight rich nations, perhaps with cameo roles for China, India and a few others. Now, as Hu, Singh and the rest take their places as of right, the world is at last catching a true reflection of itself, writes Philip Stephens Read more »
What the French revolution can teach America
Apr 02 2009 18:13
The problem with Obama's economic team is that, like the court of Louis XVI, it has inherited all the bad reflexes of the ancien régime, writes Dominique Moïsi Read more »
Credibility is key to policy success
Apr 02 2009 19:29
The ability to navigate through the financial crisis depends on the sincerity of the authorities' commitment to long-term stability, writes Martin Wolf Read more »
Obama's message on security should be candid
Apr 02 2009 19:21
Europe's defence spending translates into so little. We are still largely configured for a cold war that is long gone, writes George Robertson Read more »
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