US fiscal cliff

US fiscal cliff

A last-minute compromise deal has been reached to avert an immediate budget crisis only to set the stage for months of political wrangling over tax and spending

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

Asia maritime tensions

Clashes in the South and East China Seas have escalated significantly over the past two years, with Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam accusing Beijing of upsetting regional stability by aggressively claiming disputed territories and waters

Libor scandal

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

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 Arab awakening’s most violent crisis has cost the lives of at least 60,000 people according to a comprehensive study by the United Nations

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

Leveson inquiry and phone hacking

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

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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Italy elections

Mario Monti is attempting to safeguard his economic legacy by standing at the head of a centrist alliance in national elections scheduled for February 24-25

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