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/ 19 November 2008
Japan’s number three bank sought to beef up its capital on Wednesday, markets fretted over the stricken United States car industry.
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/ 18 November 2008
S is not facing a recession, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday, despite major industrialised countries slipping into negative growth.
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/ 18 November 2008
US Senate Democrats took the first step towards bailing out the nation’s crippled auto industry on Monday by proposing a -billion loan programme.
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/ 17 November 2008
The impact of the global financial crisis may be felt by world economies for years to come, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Monday.
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/ 17 November 2008
A brutal financial crisis showed its teeth on Monday as banking giant Citigroup announced a massive 50 000 job cuts.
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/ 17 November 2008
Japan became the latest major economy to fall into recession on Monday with France close behind, and the IMF said it needed at least -billion.
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/ 17 November 2008
Markets appeared unimpressed Monday with an action plan from international leaders to tackle the global financial crisis.
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/ 16 November 2008
World leaders pledged rapid action on Saturday to rescue a weakening global economy from the worst financial crisis in over 70 years
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/ 16 November 2008
President elect Barack Obama has only 100 days to save the US auto industry, write David Gow and Mark Milner.
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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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/ 14 November 2008
Leaders at an economic summit in the US are considering a "college of supervisors" to oversee big financial institutions, it was reported.
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/ 14 November 2008
Gordon Brown on Thursday called on the world’s most powerful industrial nations to agree a programme of immediate and coordinated tax cuts.
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/ 13 November 2008
The rand weakened against the dollar on Thursday as worries returned to the market after the US backed away from buying troubled mortgage assets.
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/ 13 November 2008
Big emerging countries are looking to push their way into seats next to the rich nations’ club at the G20 summit in Washington on Saturday.
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/ 12 November 2008
More grim news on Wednesday that Germany and UK are battling recession increased pressure on world leaders ahead of an economic summit this weekend.
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/ 12 November 2008
From office sodas that are no longer free to Ferraris that go unpurchased, financial services firms and their staff are being forced to a new era.
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/ 12 November 2008
China’s retail sales data on Wednesday pointed to slowing consumption and the World Bank said more countries are seeking its help.
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/ 12 November 2008
Few in the West have heard of Dongguan, but the chances are that your shoes, your TV or your children’s toys originated here.
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/ 11 November 2008
Evidence of a weakening Chinese economy and poor data from Japan and UK reinforced fears on Tuesday of a prolonged recession.
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/ 11 November 2008
Weak markets offer a better opportunity to buy for income, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 10 November 2008
Monetary policy is being eased everywhere, with the expectation that the Fed will join Japan in having a policy rate below 1% by the end of the year.
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/ 9 November 2008
The world’s leading economies, including emerging powers like China, agreed on Saturday on the need to take measures to stimulate growth.
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/ 8 November 2008
Looking to take the first steps toward revamping a global financial system ravaged by crisis, leaders gather on Saturday seeking common ground.
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/ 8 November 2008
Digg founder Kevin Rose on Friday shined light on a stormy economic landscape, saying the climate is right for launching internet start ups.
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/ 7 November 2008
United States employers cut payrolls by a much steeper-than-expected 240 000 jobs in October.
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/ 7 November 2008
South Africa’s economy will slow in 2008 but a healthy banking sector will stave off a recession even in the face of global financial turmoil.
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/ 7 November 2008
Egypt’s export growth will probably slow this year as the economies of its major trading partners suffer from the international financial crisis.
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/ 6 November 2008
Asian stocks slumped 7% on Thursday as more evidence that the US economy is shrinking made investors brace for a potentially deep recession.
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/ 6 November 2008
The markets have certainly come to the belated conclusion that the UK is mutton dressed up as lamb.
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/ 5 November 2008
Asian shares hit a three-week high and the dollar extended gains after Barack Obama became the next US president.
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/ 5 November 2008
The global financial crisis demonstrates the importance of the sensible regulation of markets and companies.
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/ 5 November 2008
If you have canine instincts, now is the time to piss on the four corners of your life so you can lift your nose and smell this month.