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U.S. Senate |
Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders'
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| Apr. 30 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple taps markets for record $17bn |
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| Apr.15 |
Global |
Gold Crushed in Historic Rout |
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| Apr.14 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus to ease citizenship rules |
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| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
IMF recognises Somalia government |
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| Apr.5 |
Washington |
Obama 'offering to cut US pensions' |
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| Apr.3 |
Tokyo |
Japan central bank makes growth move |
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| Mar.29 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus eases some bank restrictions |
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| Mar.28 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus banks reopen with tough curbs
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| Mar.25 |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus banks closed until Thursday Temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen despite an EU/IMF bailout deal
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| Mar.24 |
 Brussels |
Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks 
| Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone | |
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| Mar.22 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms MPs in Cyprus have voted to restructure the island's banks - one of several measures to ease a financial crisis, which has hit eurozone conf...
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| Mar.19 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs reject divisive bank tax
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Cyprus |
Cyprus may drop tax for small savers |
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| Mar.18 |
European Union |
Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink |
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| Mar.16 |
Cyprus |
Shock in Cyprus over bailout levy
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| Mar.15 |
Brussels |
Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn euros bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy
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| Mar.1 |
 Washington |
Obama signs budget cuts into effect US President Barack Obama has signed into effect a wave of steep spending cuts which he has warned could damage the US economy
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
EU agrees to cap bankers' bonuses
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| Feb.15 |
Moscow |
Countries join in tax reform plea |
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| Feb.8 |
Brussels |
EU leaders agree 3% budget cut
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| Feb.4 |
New York |
US 'will sue' Standard & Poor's
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| Jan.7 |
North Carolina |
US bank to pay $12bn settlement
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal | Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy' | |
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| Dec.31 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate approves key tax deal
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Washington |
US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline
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| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear
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| Dec.10 |
London |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
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| Oct.18 |
Belgium |
EU in deal on bank supervision |
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| Oct.2 |
Iran |
'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall' |
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| Sep.13 |
Washington |
Fed acts to bolster US economy |
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| Sep.3 |
European Union |
Moody's lowers EU rating outlook |
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| Aug.6 |
Hong Kong |
Standard Chartered shares tumble
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| Jul.3 |
London |
Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns
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| Jun.29 |
Belgium |
European leaders reach key deal on banks
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| Jun.21 |
USA |
Moody's downgrades 15 major banks |
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| Jun.14 |
Spain |
Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone'
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| Jun.10 |
Spain |
Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved |
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| Jun.9 |
 Spain |
Spanish bank bailout request welcomed Spain's decision to request a loan of up to 100bn euros from eurozone funds to help shore up its struggling banks has won broad support
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| May.27 |
Greece |
Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks |
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| May.25 |
Spain |
Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros
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| May.23 |
Belgium |
Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' |
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| May.17 |
Spain |
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks |
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| Apr.16 |
New York |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief
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| Mar.8 |
 Greece |
Greece confirms debt deal success The Greek government has indicated that it has secured sufficient backing for a debt swap deal that will enable it to avoid defaulting on its...
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| Feb.26 |
European Union |
G20 chiefs: Europe needs bigger firewall |
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| Feb.20 |
Belgium |
Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
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| Jan.13 |
New York |
9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate passes key funding bill |
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| Dec.16 |
UN Security Council |
UN lifts Libyan banks sanctions |
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| Dec.5 |
Paris |
France, Germany outline fiscal pact |
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| Nov.30 |
Global |
World banks announce joint action plan |
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| Nov.7 |
Rome |
Berlusconi teeters as debt costs mount |
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| Nov.2 |
France |
Bailout loan withheld from Greece |
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| Oct.31 |
Greece |
Greece to hold bailout referendum |
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| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
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Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man |
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| Oct.15 |
Rome |
Protest rallies grip major cities |
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| Oct.13 |
Spain |
S&P lowers Spain's credit rating |
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| Oct.9 |
Berlin |
Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' |
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| Oct.2 |
Greece |
Greece to miss targets on deficit |
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
Eurozone rescue plan 'emerging' |
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| Sep.19 |
Italy |
Italy has debt rating cut by S&P |
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Washington |
Obama outlines US deficit plans |
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| Sep.18 |
Switzerland |
UBS unauthorized trade loss now $2.3B |
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| Sep.17 |
Washington |
New Obama plan to tax wealthiest |
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| Sep.15 |
 Switzerland |
UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B Swiss banking giant UBS discovered that 'unauthorized trading by a trader in its investment bank' has cost it an estimated $2 billion
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| Aug.16 |
Paris |
Leaders demand 'euro governance' |
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
U.S. government credit downgraded| Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+. This was the first time the government was given a rating below AAA. Glo... | |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat
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| Jul.21 |
European Union |
Eurozone agrees new Greek bailout |
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| Jun.28 |
France |
Christine Lagarde named IMF chief |
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| Jun.19 |
European Union |
European ministers: Greece to get loans |
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| Apr.21 |
Japan |
Japan announces emergency budget |
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| Apr.14 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress approves budget bill |
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| Apr.6 |
Portugal |
Portugal seeks bail-out from EU
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| Feb.7 |
Egypt |
Egypt ups pay as protests go on |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts |
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| Nov.21 |
Ireland |
Irish government backs bail-out |
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| Sep.21 |
Vatican |
Bank investigated over money laundering |
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| Jul.23 |
European Union |
Europe's big banks pass stress tests
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| Jun.27 |
Toronto |
G20 agrees on deficit cuts by 2013 |
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| May.9 |
Belgium |
EU approves $560B crisis fund Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting a 'stabilization mechanism' that could provide 440 billion euros for a aid packa...
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| Mar.15 |
Belgium |
EU ministers agree Greek plan |
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| Mar.2 |
Greece |
Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM| Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy. The government has approved a package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis, including ri... | |
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| Feb.10 |
Greece |
PM vows to slash huge government deficit
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation |
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| Jan.10 |
Venezuela |
Chavez: military will monitor prices |
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis'
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| Sep.5 |
London |
G20 pledges tougher bank action |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan |
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| Mar.13 |
Switzerland |
Switzerland eases banking secrecy
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard ...
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| Nov.25 |
Washington |
US Fed announces $800bn stimulus
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| Nov.17 |
New York |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 |
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| Nov.14 |
Washington |
World leaders grapple with crisis |
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| Oct.11 |
Paris |
EU chiefs confront markets crisis |
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| Oct.8 |
London |
World's central banks slash interest rates |
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| Oct.7 |
United Kingdom |
UK bank rescue package imminent
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| Oct.4 |
Paris |
No banks bail-out fund for Europe |
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
House backs $700bn bail-out plan The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
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| Sep.29 |
House of Representatives |
$700 billion bailout package failed |
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| Sep.21 |
New York |
US banks make shock status switch |
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Bush hails financial rescue plan President George W Bush : The US is set to take 'unprecedented measures' to tackle the crisis gripping US financial markets
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| Sep.18 |
Global |
Central banks moves cheer markets |
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| Sep.17 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe replaces $10 trillion banknote |
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United Kingdom |
Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal |
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
US takes over key mortgage firms US financial officials have outlined plans for the government to take over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the largest bail-outs in US history
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| Aug.5 |
U.S. Congress |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger
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| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt |
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75 |
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros
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| Jul.5 |
Zimbabwe |
Bulk buy ban amid frenzy |
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| Jul.21 |
China |
China scraps yuan peg to dollar |
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| Jun.11 |
 London |
G8 ministers back Africa debt deal Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq |
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| Jan.1 |
European Union |
Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
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| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
Denmark rejects euro |
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