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The economic week ahead: Signs of progress or peril?

The economic week ahead: Signs of progress or peril?

A series of data releases this week will show how the world’s economies are faring in the face of an uncertain future, writes <b>Matt Quigley</b>.

Eurozone needs ‘mother of firewalls’ to halt crisis

The head of the OECD has said that the eurozone needs to build "the mother of all firewalls" to prevent the crisis from spreading throughout the bloc.

G20 demands eurozone debt solution within weeks

G20 demands eurozone debt solution within weeks

The world’s leading economies are pressing Europe to act boldly within eight days to resolve the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis.

Demonstrations amid ongoing euro zone debt fears

A mass anti-austerity protest, called by unions, has taken to the streets, as EU ministers cut short talks on the euro zone debt crisis.

Geithner tells EU to speak as one on eurozone crisis

Timothy Geithner told EU finance ministers to end talk about a eurozone break-up and work with the European Central Bank to fight the debt crisis.

China signals shift on currency

China signals shift on currency

Unscheduled talks seen as a bid to address US concerns.

Geithner: Global recession losing force

United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday that the global recession seemed to be losing force.

US to woo investors with toxic asset plan

The United States on Monday offered generous financing for private investors to help cleanse banks of up to -trillion in toxic assets.

AIG chief takes heat on retention bonuses

Edward M Liddy, chairperson and CEO of AIG, has become the reluctant defender of princely employee bonuses that Congress finds indefensible.

Obama team too busy at home to spur G7?

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.

Obama sets executive pay limits

The Obama administration plans to limit pay to 000 a year for executives of government-assisted financial institutions.

Japan to rescue troubled companies

Japan plans to use public money to help the companies hardest hit by the global financial crisis.

Obama faces Republican rancour as economy reels

Barack Obama enters his first full week in office on Monday battling to win over Republicans hostile to his plan to haul the US out of recession.

Obama closes Guantánamo, names conflict envoys

Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the closing of Guantánamo prison and named veteran trouble-shooters for the Middle East and Afghanistan.

Obama team working on overhaul of financial rescue

Barack Obama’s economic team is working on an overhaul of the -billion programme, with the aim of doing more to spur the flow of credit to the US.

Obama taps Geithner, Summers for top economic jobs

US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen seasoned policymakers Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers as his two top economic lieutenants.

Bank chief blames rumours for Bear’s collapse

The head of the crisis-hit investment bank Bear Stearns has blamed short sellers and market manipulators for spreading negative financial rumours to induce a collapse of the…