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G7 ministers agree joint action
Finance ministers and central bankers from the group of seven leading economies were agreed to coordinated action in an effort to stabilise the global financial system as they started their meeting in Washington
Market crash shakes world
US stocks suffer worst week since Depression
IMF sees greatest shock since 1930s
Risk of repeat of Great Depression ‘nearly nil’
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Low expectations for IMF World Bank meeting
Chris Giles on the finance leaders’ summit in Washington DC this weekend.
Leaders must agree on nationalisation
Martin Wolf on what G7 finance ministers should be doing at this weekend’s conference.
Interactive graphic: state to the rescue
Shows the value of government assistance in recent financial turmoil.
Comment
The financial crisis marks out a new geopolitical order
Rich nations have yet to face up properly to the implications. They can imagine sharing power but on their terms, writes Philip Stephens
Keynes, thou should’st be living...
Maxims about debt that might be prudent for families can be the height of folly for governments, writes Samuel Brittan
Asia’s revenge
The west’s traumas stem not just from cheap money, gung-ho bankers and lax regulation but from sustained capital inflows
World Economy Special Report
Time to stop the dominoes falling
Policymakers must devise a global fire-fighting strategy, says Chris Giles
Credit crisis: High noon chimes for collateral with no name
Paul J Davies traces the underlying causes of the recent wave of bail-outs
Financial crisis tests durability of globalisation
What might such a crisis do to globalisation, which depends on the continuation of broadly liberal economic policies across the globe, asks Martin Wolf
Guest column: The policy priority is to act decisively
The panic has grown far out of proportion to a deterioration in conditions, writes Michael Mussa
Commodities: Elevated prices here to stay
Many see falls as a short-term blip, says Javier Blas
Bank regulation: Conceptual issues at heart of reform
Chris Giles looks at the important themes that all regulators will need to address
Global inflation: Authorities begin to put aside inflation fears
Policymakers can breathe in for the time being – but not for too long, says Chris Giles
Liquidity: Race against the storm
Norma Cohen on the links behind the crisis
Equities: Memories of Hallowe’en haunt a bear market
John Authers looks at a discouraging global picture
Housing: US mortgage woes in a class of their own
Europe’s differences mean it is unwise to draw parallels, says Norma Cohen
Asset bubbles: Central bankers eye pre-emptive strikes
The US has been forced to re-examine how to confront systemic risk, says Krishna Guha
Communication: The mixed messages of monetary guardians
Ralph Atkins on the role of verbal dexterity in a crisis
Doha round: The saga that became a never-ending story
Efforts to reach a trade deal show no signs of closure, writes Alan Beattie
IFIs: A crisis institution that is watching from the sidelines
Alan Beattie on why the IMF seems set to play little more than an advisory role
Eurozone: Contraction likely but decline may be overstated
Germany’s turnround has set the tone for the rest of the region, writes Ralph Atkins
Latin America: Sustainable growth is the key to stability
Jonathan Wheatley on the advantages of orthodoxy
Profiles
- Alistair Darling: Search for best legacy available
- Jim Flaherty: Buoyant because of sound finances
- Christine Lagarde: Calm hand on the tiller in choppy water
- Shoichi Nakagawa: Caught between fiscal conservatism and a hard place
- Hank Paulson: A pragmatist who knows when to draw the line
- Peer Steinbrück: Strategic thinker shows his mettle
- Giulio Tremonti: A critic demands a new Bretton Woods
