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| Mon. |
Belgium |
EU ministers agree Greek plan
Map of Brussels Belgium| After a meeting in Brussels, Europe's finance ministers have agreed how to help Greece in its battle to control its finances | |
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| Sat. |
Beijing |
China denies currency undervalued Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has rejected criticism that China is keeping yuan undervalued in order to boost exports
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| Fri. |
Greece |
EU close to Greece bail-out deal The EU is poised to reach agreement on a multi-billion euro bail-out after weeks of crisis. The package would provide loans and guarantees
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| Mar. 6 |
Iceland |
Plan to repay Icesave debts rejected Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank
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| Mar. 5 |
Iceland |
Referendum on Icesave repayment 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 | |
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| Feb. 16 |
Greece |
Bomb blast hits J.P. Morgan building |
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| Feb.11 |
France |
French finance minister defends euro |
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| Feb.10 |
Greece |
PM vows to slash huge government deficit| Workers protest against austerity measures imposed by a government trying to dig its way out of a financial crisis that threatens to engulf Europe | |
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| Feb.1 |
Washington |
Obama unveils 2011 budget plans
US President has announced a $3.8tn budget plan, which includes increased spending for job creation, but cuts in other areas
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation
US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
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| Jan.11 |
Venezuela |
Stores face punishment after devaluation |
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| Jan.10 |
Venezuela |
Chavez: military will monitor prices In the wake of devaluation currency, Chavez on said he would put the military on the streets to ensure that business owners don't raise pric...
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| Jan.8 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela will slash value of currency |
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| Jan.7 |
Argentina |
President dismisses central bank governor
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| Jan.2 |
Iceland |
Petition against Icesave pay-out |
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
Wen dismisses currency pressure
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| Dec.16 |
Switzerland |
Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine over Iran |
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| Dec.14 |
Washington |
Obama tells US banks to lend more |
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| Dec.13 |
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10bn to pay debts
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| Dec.8 |
Dubai |
Utility faces $2B debt demand |
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' Market experts say the debt revelations will not lead the global economy back into recession, but have seriously damaged the Emirate's standing
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| Nov.1 |
New York |
CIT Group files for US bankruptcy |
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Plans bailout firm bonus cut |
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
US banks' profits beat forecasts
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| Sep.17 |
European Union |
EU agrees on bonus claw-back call
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| Sep.14 |
USA |
Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' |
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Washington |
Obama issues warning to bankers
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| Sep.5 |
London |
G20 pledges tougher bank action
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| Sep.4 |
London |
Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
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| Aug.25 |
Washington |
US deficit to soar towards $1.6tn
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| Jul.26 |
Cuba |
Castro calls for tight finances in Cuba |
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| Jul.14 |
New York |
Goldman Sachs sees bumper profit |
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
US budget deficit at $1 trillion
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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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| Jun.4 |
New York |
Fraud charge for Countrywide boss |
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| May.7 |
USA |
Ten US banks fail 'stress tests' |
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| Apr.22 |
Washington |
Freddie Mac chief found dead |
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| Apr.6 |
Texas |
Stanford: 'Clients lost no money' |
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| Mar.26 |
Washington |
US plans to rein in Wall Street |
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan
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| Mar.19 |
Belgium |
EU aims to double emergency cash |
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House of Representatives |
US lawmakers vote for bonus tax |
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| Mar.13 |
London |
G20 ministers meet amid divisions |
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Switzerland |
Switzerland eases banking secrecy The world's largest offshore financial centre has agreed to accept concessions on bank secrecy
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| Mar.12 |
New York |
Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme |
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| Mar.10 |
New York |
Banking stocks lead markets surge |
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| Feb.26 |
Washington |
Obama unveils his $3.6tn budget |
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| Feb.22 |
Berlin |
EU heads back financial clampdown |
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| Feb.21 |
Ireland |
Huge protest over Irish economy |
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Washington |
Obama hails 'fastest' US tax cut |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found |
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| Feb.2 |
Washington |
Obama predicts more bank failures |
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| Jan.16 |
New York |
Citigroup to split as losses grow |
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| Dec.21 |
Beijing |
China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out |
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| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
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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 Madoff
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| Dec.11 |
USA |
Bank of America cuts 30,000 jobs |
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| Nov.25 |
Washington |
US Fed announces $800bn stimulus The Federal Reserve is to inject another $800bn into the US economy in a further effort to stabilise the financial system
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| Nov.23 |
Washington |
Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline |
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| Nov.19 |
Iceland |
IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan |
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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.29 |
Washington |
Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks |
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
European banks rescue plan agreed |
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| Oct.11 |
Paris |
EU chiefs confront markets crisis
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
G7 nations pledge to fight 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 Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
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| Oct.5 |
Berlin |
Plan to save German bank 'agreed' |
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| Oct.4 |
Germany |
Another top European bank falters |
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Paris |
No banks bail-out fund for Europe
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Paris |
EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis |
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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. The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following ... | |
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| Oct.1 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate backs new bail-out bill |
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| Sep.29 |
House of Representatives |
$700 billion bailout package failed
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| Sep.28 |
U.S. Congress |
US lawmakers publish rescue deal |
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| Sep.26 |
Washington |
Bailout talks implode |
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| Sep.24 |
Washington |
Bush: Bail-out 'vital to easing crisis' |
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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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Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe replaces $10 trillion banknote
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United Kingdom |
Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal
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| Sep.15 |
Japan |
Lehman collapse hits Asian shares |
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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. The move dealed a further blow to the global financial system. It was a primary dealer in t... | |
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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 U.S. auditors: Iraq is raking in more money from oil exports than it is spending, amassing a projected 4-year budget surplus of up to $80 bi...
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| Jul.19 |
Zimbabwe |
$100 billion banknotes introduced |
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| Jul.16 |
Washington |
US inflation rate at 26-year high |
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| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt
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| May.29 |
Global |
World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food |
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| Apr.30 |
Iran |
Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades |
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| Apr.18 |
USA |
Citigroup sees second giant loss |
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75
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| Mar.16 |
New York |
JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns |
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| Mar.11 |
European Union |
Central banks plan emergency cash |
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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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| Dec.18 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate passes $70B in war funds |
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
Central banks act on credit fears |
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| Aug.10 |
London |
Central banks pour money into system |
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| Jul.5 |
Zimbabwe |
Bulk buy ban amid frenzy
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| May.18 |
Florida |
Shipwreck yields record treasures |
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank |
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| Dec.16 |
Belgium |
EU leaders agree 7-year budget |
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| Nov.26 |
Canada |
$4.3bn deal to fight native poverty |
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| Sep.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush seeks $50bn hurricane relief |
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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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| Dec.23 |
USA |
Battered dollar hits another low |
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| Mar.31 |
Berlin |
Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid |
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| Dec.16 |
Germany |
Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt |
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| Sep.14 |
Sweden |
Voters rejects euro currency |
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
Bremer: Iraq effort to cost tens of billions |
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| Jun.25 |
New York |
WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs |
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| Jan.6 |
Argentina |
Peso devaluated |
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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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