Europe was pressed by other world powers on Saturday to take strong measures to fix its debt-heavy economy.
World leaders aimed for a common target on Thursday of securing the economic recovery, but disagreed over how best to reach it.
The United States on Monday offered generous financing for private investors to help cleanse banks of up to -trillion in toxic assets.
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/ 11 February 2009
The G7 meet in Rome this week to kick off a run of high-profile meetings among leaders wrestling to get recession-hit economies back on their feet.
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/ 24 November 2008
The US government agreed to prop up Citigroup with more than -billion, the latest bailout in a sector crippled by exposure to toxic debts.
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/ 15 November 2008
World leaders grappling with a global financial crisis pledged on Friday to deliver an action plan to ward off recession and prevent future meltdowns.
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/ 17 September 2008
The US government sought to raise -billion on Wednesday to help its central bank finance a rescue plan for insurance giant AIG.
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/ 7 September 2008
The US government seizes control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an aggressive move to help the distressed US economy.
A government plan to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped calm markets on Monday but did little to allay fears about the health of the system.
China is too far down the road toward a market economy to turn back from reforms now, even if United States financial market turmoil is causing it some qualms, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday. Paulson told reporters the biggest threat to continued reforms came from firms in China that want to be protected against competition.