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The UK economy has stalled at a “dangerous junction” according to independent forecaster Ernst & Young, which has slashed growth forecasts for this year and next.
A day of riot and recapitalisation in this eurozone crisis. That’s the view from the G20 finance meeting in Paris. Protests against banks, in a week that I believe will end with the biggest bailout in world history, of the single currency, and also of the Eurozone’s banks.
The Occupy Wall Street movement inspires protests in the UK and dozens of other countries, as campaigners rage against bankers and politicians accused of condemning millions to hardship.
George Osborne tells Channel 4 News that building the resources of the IMF should not substitute the eurozone building their own bailout funds, as Europe comes under pressure at the G20 in Paris.
Gary Gibbon
Today, the PM has made it clear that he didn’t try to talk Dr Fox into resigning. His spokesman is even saying that the PM said something along the lines of “are you sure?” when Dr Fox surprised him with his phone call saying he’d decided to go at around 2.30pm. I wonder how surprised he was.
Standard & Poor’s cuts Spain’s credit rating because of an unpredictable financial climate and slow growth.
David Cameron insists to Channel 4 News that he does not live in a “glass bubble”, and is not a male chauvinist pig. But he was unable to deny being in contact with Rupert Murdoch.
As inspectors arrive in Greece to discuss bailing out the country’s economy, the president of the European Commission says the EU is facing the biggest challenge in its history.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will do what is necessary to deal with his country’s economic crisis, which is threatening to spill over into other European states.
Share prices increase as a 3tr euro package is proposed to save the single currency from collapse. Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports from Greece.
Economics Editor Faisal Islam writes on why the plan to save the Euro in six weeks may actually only have six days.
After partially recovering in early trading, shares in markets across Europe have fallen by between 1.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent, with the FTSE slumping below the 5000 mark.
As finance ministers discuss the economic and financial crisis, former chancellor Alistair Darling tells Channel 4 News leadership is needed to avert another recession.
As Facebook users complain about yet more changes to the social media site, Channel 4 News takes a look at the promised “new way to express who you are” and finds we might even learn to like it.
Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports from Athens as the Greek debt crisis fuels further global pleas for concerted action from Europe’s political leaders.