The world is looking to new European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi for help in clearing Europe' s debt hurdle – but he is reluctant. 12 Nov 2011 Barack Obama, the US President, tonight urged Europe to provide “strong” assurances that countries like Italy will be able to finance their debt. 12 Nov 2011 The Treasury is to announce plans to bring together income tax and national insurance payments in one single "tax take" figure, to make it easier for businesses to administer tax and individuals to see how much they are paying. 12 Nov 2011 In the rarefied world of tax collection, Tolley's Tax Guide has an almost biblical status. 12 Nov 2011 The Bank of England is set to give a gloomy update on the state of the British economy, sharply downgrading growth forecasts and issuing a stark warning on the eurozone debt crisis. 12 Nov 2011 Fears that inflation could engulf the UK economy were eased on Friday after factory gate prices slowed due to "competitive pressures". 12 Nov 2011 The entire European single market could collapse if countries are forced to leave the euro, the head of the European Union has said. 11 Nov 2011 EU warns euro-area and UK could go into recession next year, as Germany and France reportedly discuss shrinking the eurozone and Greece finally appoints Papdemos as new PM. 11 Nov 2011 Political progress in Italy and Greece pushed stock markets higher but economists warned of stormy weeks ahead as attention turned to Spain amid fears it could be the next economy to come under the spotlight. 11 Nov 2011 Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that the crisis in the eurozone raises doubts about the future of Europe's single currency and that his priority was shielding the UK economy from the fall-out. 11 Nov 2011 On Friday, the Italian government will vote on a fresh austerity package dsignd to get the country's ballooning debt under control. Here are the measures: 11 Nov 2011 Here, we list the upcoming key events linked to the debt crisis in the eurozone. 11 Nov 2011 Top stories: Markets, Rolls-Royce, Hornby and the week ahead. 11 Nov 2011 With Europe mired in crisis, President Barack Obama is launching a charm offensive this week to hitch the US economy to growth opportunities in Asia that he hopes can help power the recovery he needs for re-election. 11 Nov 2011 Lucas Papademos, a former vice-president of the European Central Bank who will be sworn in as prime minister of a Greek unity government on Friday, faces the immediate task of securing funds by implementing budget cuts to avert an economic collapse. 11 Nov 2011 Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has arrived in Tokyo, where she will meet Japan's finance minister and the central bank chief for talks likely to be dominated by Europe's debt crisis. 11 Nov 2011 US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Europe remains the 'central challenge' to global growth and must 'move quickly' to restore financial stability. 11 Nov 2011 The head of the eurozone crisis fund called on Italy to act swiftly to reassure markets about its financial and political stability, in an interview in several European newspapers on Friday. 11 Nov 2011 France risks becoming the next victim of the sovereign-debt crisis “in the coming weeks”, Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, has warned. 11 Nov 2011 The collapse of the eurozone would cause a crash that would instantly wipe out half of the value of Europe’s economy, plunging the continent into a depression as deep as the 1930s slump, the president of the European Commission has warned. 11 Nov 2011 Spain is likely to miss its deficit reduction targets, it has emerged, increasing speculation that it may also fall victim to the eurozone debt crisis unless drastic corrective measures are introduced. 11 Nov 2011 EU warns euro-area and UK could go into recession next year, as Germany and France reportedly discuss shrinking the eurozone and Greece finally appoints Papdemos as new PM. 11 Nov 2011 House prices are set to drop 11pc in "real" terms in the next five years, according to property broker Savills. 11 Nov 2011 The Bank of England's decision to keep the official Bank Rate at 0.5pc and not increase its money printing programme merely delays the inevitable. 10 Nov 2011 The threat of savage recession was piled on to deliberating European leaders amid warnings that the "clock is ticking" for them to resolve the debt crisis. 10 Nov 2011Economics
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Dreamliner boost for Rolls
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New Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos to be sworn in
IMF chief meets Japan finance minister amid EU debt crisis
Europe 'central challenge' to global growth, warns Geithner
Bailout fund chief calls on Italy to act now
Gordon Brown: 'France will be the next to crumble'
Eurozone collapse 'will send continent into depression’
Debt crisis: Spain in danger of missing deficit targets
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House prices 'to fall back to 2002 levels'
QE2 may sink before its voyage begins
Savage recession looms in Europe
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