Banking report: is it a game-changer?
Is the independent report on banking “transformative”? Economics Editor Faisal Islam is not convinced.
771 items found
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is denied bail after being arrested on suspicion of attempted rape as Economics Editor Faisal Islam says the scandal “will matter” as austerity measures grip Europe.
As the political battle over the NHS reforms heats up, with the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg threatening a veto, doctors on both sides of the debate tell Channel 4 News their experiences.
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group plummet after the bank takes a double blow from the Irish crisis and the Payment Protection Insurance scandal. Faisal Islam looks at how this hits the taxpayer.
As turmoil rages in the Middle East, the Duke of York’s business connections are beginning to unravel.
Despite promises from the Government that English universities would charge the maximum tuition fee of £9,000 from 2012 only in “exceptional circumstances”, the opposite now appears to be the case.
The US rating agency lowers its outlook on US sovereign debt to “negative” from “stable” after concerns Rebublicans and Democrats will not be able to agree on a plan to cut America’s deficit.
Is the independent report on banking “transformative”? Economics Editor Faisal Islam is not convinced.
It may be the wealthiest league in the world but just how long will it be until there is no UK finance involved in Premier League clubs? Channel 4 News charts the changing face of the top flight.
Exclusive: A woman deported from Britain to be raped and tortured in Moldova has won damages from the Home Office but the project that took her in has had its funding withdrawn, Channel 4 News learns.
The government will take legal action in the international courts to recoup billions of pounds paid to British savers when the Icelandic banking system collapsed in 2008.
As Portugal becomes the latest EU country to ask for a bailout, George Osborne says the Government’s austerity measures are needed to prevent a similar crisis in the UK. Faisal Islam takes a look.
Portugal’s Jose Socrates asks the EU for financial assistance, paving the way for the third bail-out after Greece and Ireland, and exposing the UK to a payment of up to £4bn.
As tuition fees rise does the cost of a university education still add up? Channel 4 News charts predicted earnings as new figures reveal a degree could now be worth an extra £12,000 a year.
The start of the new tax year has been dubbed “worse-off Wednesday”. One tax expert tells Channel 4 News many families will be worse-off in 2011 but not because of these changes.
Ireland’s Central Bank revealed a £61bn black hole in its banking system today, as the government announced radical restructuring plans for the sector in a desperate attempt to calm nervous markets.