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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday Apr 27 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage Cameron foresees painful budget Apr 26 2009 23:46 David Cameron prepared the ground on Sunday for a dramatic 2010 Budget that would make cuts to public spending, including tight curbs on public sector pay and probable tax rises Read more » Swine flu triggers alerts worldwide Apr 27 2009 00:32 Governments and health authorities worldwide went on the alert for a possible influenza pandemic as the death toll from a new strain of swine flu in Mexico reached 81 Read more » IMF says national deficits to remain sky-high Apr 27 2009 03:06 Budget deficits across the industrialised world will remain sky-high next year even after countries scale back their fiscal stimulus packages, the International Monetary Fund warned Read more » Financial Times - US homepage Swine flu triggers alerts worldwide Apr 27 2009 00:32 Governments and health authorities worldwide went on the alert for a possible influenza pandemic as the death toll from a new strain of swine flu in Mexico reached 81 Read more » IMF says national deficits to remain sky-high Apr 27 2009 03:06 Budget deficits across the industrialised world will remain sky-high next year even after countries scale back their fiscal stimulus packages, the International Monetary Fund warned Read more » UAW in accord with Chrysler Apr 27 2009 01:47 The United Auto Workers said the union had reached agreement with Chrysler LLC, Italian automaker Fiat SpA and the U.S. government on concessions to its 2007 contract and healthcare trust Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage Swiss seek tax treaty trade-off  Apr 27 2009 01:04 Swiss and US officials will meet in Bern for talks on a new tax treaty after Switzerland asked the Obama administration to drop a legal case involving the Swiss bank UBS Read more » Allianz and Amex to cash in ICBC stakes Apr 26 2009 22:35 Alliance and American Express could raise a total of more than $2bn as a lock-in period ends for their holdings in the Chinese lender Read more » Poll result points Iceland towards EU Apr 26 2009 16:19 Iceland took a significant step towards European Union membership when a leftwing coalition won power three months after the conservative government was toppled Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage Kirin takes over Lion Nathan for $2.4bn Apr 27 2009 02:21 Kirin, the Japanese brewer, will pay A$3.3bn to buy the 53.9% of Lion Nathan it does not already own in a deal valuing Australia's second largest brewing group at A$6.5bn Read more » Swine flu triggers alerts worldwide Apr 27 2009 00:32 Governments and health authorities worldwide went on the alert for a possible influenza pandemic as the death toll from a new strain of swine flu in Mexico reached 81 Read more » IMF says national deficits to remain sky-high Apr 27 2009 03:06 Budget deficits across the industrialised world will remain sky-high next year even after countries scale back their fiscal stimulus packages, the International Monetary Fund warned Read more » FT.com - World IMF says national deficits to remain sky-high Apr 27 2009 03:06 Budget deficits across the industrialised world will remain sky-high next year even after countries scale back their fiscal stimulus packages, the International Monetary Fund warned Read more » Swiss seek tax treaty trade-off  Apr 27 2009 01:04 Swiss and US officials will meet in Bern for talks on a new tax treaty after Switzerland asked the Obama administration to drop a legal case involving the Swiss bank UBS Read more » Sri Lanka rejects rebel offer of ceasefire Apr 26 2009 23:37 Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebels declared a unilateral ceasefire but fighting continued as the move was dismissed by the government Read more » Cameron foresees painful budget Apr 26 2009 23:46 David Cameron prepared the ground on Sunday for a dramatic 2010 Budget that would make cuts to public spending, including tight curbs on public sector pay and probable tax rises Read more » Pakistan army chief hits back at US criticism Apr 26 2009 19:33 Pakistan's army chief reacted angrily to US dismay that his forces had not acted to repel a Taliban insurgency advancing on the country's capital Read more » FT.com - Companies Cut-price bids made for AIG's aircraft unit Apr 27 2009 00:12 Three groups have submitted bids for less than $5bn for International Lease Finance Corp, the AIG arm that the insurer is selling in order to repay state aid Read more » GM set for more aggressive belt-tightening Apr 27 2009 00:19 General Motors is poised to announce further cuts to its operations, which are widely expected to include more plant closures and the elimination of the carmaker's 83-year-old Pontiac brand Read more » Kirin takes over Lion Nathan for $2.4bn Apr 27 2009 02:21 Kirin, the Japanese brewer, will pay A$3.3bn to buy the 53.9% of Lion Nathan it does not already own in a deal valuing Australia's second largest brewing group at A$6.5bn Read more » Bloomberg to expand despite terminals threat Apr 27 2009 00:15 Financial information group plans sustained investment in technology and news operations even as sales of its data screens decline Read more » ArcelorMittal expected to cut steel output Apr 26 2009 18:07 ArcelorMittal is likely to have to make permanent cuts of up to 10 per cent in its steelmaking capacity, a move that would be a setback for Lakshmi Mittal, who created the world's biggest steelmaker Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Economic outlook: Property under pressure Apr 26 2009 20:06 Rising unemployment and the housing market slump weigh on US consumer confidence, which sank to its lowest level on record in February. But a modest improvement is expected Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis Obama's needless fight over torture Apr 26 2009 19:17 The drive for prosecutions is a furiously partisan project. Already, little hope remains of a bipartisan approach to the myriad problems that confront Barack Obama's administration. If the US president fails to get a grip on this new controversy, the prospect of any such co-operation will be nil, writes Clive Crook Read more » Eurozone banking needs a co-ordinated strategy Apr 26 2009 19:00 By pursuing what they mistakenly perceive to be their national interest, European leaders not only damage the prospects of the eurozone, they end up damaging themselves, writes Wolfgang Münchau Read more » Marriage, not dating, is the key to healthy regulation Apr 26 2009 18:39 It is a huge mistake to allow an insurer to decide it wants one regulator today and another tomorrow. There is too big a risk that a regulator not in a committed relationship will not ask tough questions, writes Eric Dinallo Read more » Let central banks direct the supply of credit Apr 26 2009 19:36 Policymakers have had only one weapon in their monetary armoury. They need two. It is time to give them the power to influence the supply of, as well as demand for, credit, writes Stephen Green Read more » Facts belie the diagnosis on credit derivatives Apr 26 2009 19:31 The prescriptions put forward for over-the-counter markets show a blatant disregard for the facts, and the cultivation of self-interest by some operators, writes Terry Smith Read more » FT.com - Business Life Designs on change Apr 26 2009 22:20 Engineer Philip Dilley, the new chairman of Arup, is reorganising its business units Read more » Labours of love as Indians find romance Apr 26 2009 22:20 Outsourcing employees are meeting their future spouses in the office Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. 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