Faisal Islam
Why a eurobond would solve the debt crisis
The introduction of a eurobond would solve the eurozone debt crisis, blogs Faisal Islam – and would lead to “the phase fiscalisation of Europe”.
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Vote on US debt deal
US Congress votes on President Obama’s last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit and avoid crisis. Channel 4 News asks if the delays have done lasting damage to Obama’s reputation.
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So this debt ceiling thing is routine or the end of the world?
An exasperated White House press secretary asked reporters this week if they expected “a President Bartlet moment” — say, a march up Capitol Hill to whip Congress in line, à la fictional president in “The West Wing” television series. “Yes,” one reporter replied.
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Europe’s debt crisis will have huge ramifications – IMF
Ahead of a crucial Eurozone meeting on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund has warned that Europe’s debt crisis could have a significant global impact if not resolved quickly.
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EU Leaders still divided on debt crisis
Europe’s leaders remain divided over how to respond to the debt crisis which threatens the very existence of the Euro. Three days before a summit they must agree a second bailout package for Greece.
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Jon Snow
Wake up! Greek debt is NOT a bore
Jon Snow on how the Greek financial crisis has the potential to affect every man, woman and child in the UK.
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Greece’s debt crisis threatens to sink the euro
As Greece battles to avoid defaulting on its debts, Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy says the pain could only just be starting for the rest of Europe and the UK.
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Bailout or default for debt-laden Greece?
As the leaders of Germany and France call for a new bailout for Greece, we examine the available options – from financial support and austerity measures to the nuclear option of a debt default.
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Tuition fees and student debt: key issues for NUS President
As the National Union of Students (NUS) prepares to announce its new President, students tell Channel 4 News tuition fees, debt and stress must be top of the agenda.
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How big is the deficit, and the debt?
The claim “…the deficit is…not high by either historical or contemporary standards” Len McCluskey elected head of Unite, The Guardian, December 19, 2010. “Of course there’s a deficit – we’re not deficit deniers.… the figures you’ve got are clearly not the figures that I’ve got” Len McCluskey, Radio 4’s Today programme, January 11, 2011. The…
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Ireland debt crisis: Budget vote remains perilous
The Irish government prepares to publish a 15bn euro plan for drastic savings amid financial crisis. Economics Editor Faisal Islam looks at what is at stake for Ireland’s political class.
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Faisal Islam
Ireland debt: spelling out the spending cuts ahead
Some details of the spending cuts are emerging. A 10 per cent cut in social welfare payments, a €1 cut to the minimum wage, 28,000 public sector job cuts have all been concretely reported here in Dublin.
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Ireland debt crisis: the planned cuts
As Ireland negotiates terms of the multi-billion pound bailout, details of the government’s austerity measures emerge with welfare, jobs and minimum wage facing heavy cuts, writes Faisal Islam.
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Ireland debt crisis: aid moves closer
Ireland moves closer to accepting an EU-backed bailout worth tens of billions of euros to stabilise the economy, though the Irish government says an agreement has not yet been finalised.
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Faisal Islam
Ireland debt: Osborne ponders bail-out
I’ve just been talking to the Chancellor George Osborne at a briefing in Brussels after his lunch with fellow European finance ministers about the Irish debt question.
