News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 month ago
Political Editor THE poor countries of the world cannot delay acting on global warming by blaming climate change on the rich, Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned ahead of a key meeting of G20 finance ministers in St Andrews today.
News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 month ago
Alistair Darling has given a clear signal that he will not inflate government spending further with a fresh "fiscal stimulus", as he begins the task of hauling down Britain's deficit of £175 billion. In an interview with The Scotsman ahead of a G20...
News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 month ago
THE London market ended the week on a bright note, rising for the third session on the trot despite the release of bearish jobs data from the United States...Data from across the Atlantic showed the US unemployment rate had jumped to 10.2 per cent,...
News Source: Guardian Unlimited
| about 1 month ago
There is still a lot of uncertainty and many risks to be negotiated … As we draw up our plans we must accept that the biggest risk would be to exit before the recovery is real." Finance ministers from the world's 20 richest nations will begin their...
News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| about 1 month ago
Wall Street stocks wobbled before ending with slender gains Friday as investors shrugged off disappointing US data showing unemployment above 10 percent, to end a strong week on an upbeat note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 17.46 points (...
News Source: The Daily Star
| about 1 month ago
G20 finance ministers met Friday to shore up the recovery from the global financial crisis and discuss funding for a still uncertain agreement on climate change. The ministers from the world’s 20 most powerful and fastest emerging economies held...