Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement

George Osborne’s hopes of fighting the next election on the back of a revived economy have been dashed after he had to concede a sharp deterioration in economic prospects and new holes in the public finances

Eurozone in crisis

The problems in the bloc rumble on as electorates vote against austerity, forcing policymakers to consider measures that will stimulate growth and offset the harsher effects of deficit reduction policies

Leveson inquiry and phone hacking

Lord Justice Leveson has recommended a tougher self-regulatory regime for the press backed by statutory underpinning

Libor scandal

Regulators from around the world are looking into possible manipulation of global interbank lending rates by big US and European banks

Spain financial crisis

Faced with rising borrowing costs Mariano Rajoy’s government has unveiled an austerity budget with cuts aiming to reduce the deficit by €40bn in 2013

Greece debt crisis

International lenders have agreed to overhaul the faltering bailout programme, finally releasing a long-delayed €34.4bn aid payment

Syria uprising

The brutal assault on the opposition stronghold of Homs has provoked international outrage and led to UN reports of crimes against humanity

Washington in transition

Barack Obama is deliberating over the composition of a new cabinet, choices that will form the backbone of his administration and set the tone for his second term as president

Japan elections

Japanese voters go to the polls on December 16 in an election that is widely expected to oust the ruling Democratic party after a tumultuous three years in power

European Banking Union

An FT series probing the politics of a proposed banking union in Europe and the entrenched interests from London to Berlin

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