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UCB demise brings call for law review
One of the biggest bank failures this year prompted a US regulator to call for harmonisation of international law and to press for new powers to resolve a collapsing institution
Uncertainty ‘high’ over inflation outlook
St Louis Fed chief James Bullard tells Krishna Guha that the US central bank may have to pivot quickly as the economy recovers
Health reformers prepare for Senate hurdle
Passage through the House is only the first step. A much tougher test lies ahead, writes Edward Luce
Colombia appeals to UN over Chavez threat
Colombia has said it will appeal to the United Nations Security Council and the OAS after Hugo Chavez, the fiery leftist president of neighbouring Venezuela, ordered his army to prepare for war
Clive Crook: Obama has lost sight of the centre
Last week’s elections went badly for the Democrats. Victory in New York was the exception – unless Democrats expect their opponents to field two warring candidates in every seat. The Republican party is leaderless and incompetent, but not insane – and not, by the way, as divided as the Democrats. For the Republicans the New York loss was salutary, and the lesson inescapable: unite or lose, writes Clive Crook
Opinion: Human rights are the highest form of realism
States like Iran, Cuba, Zimbabwe and Burma, which are hostile to human dignity, may look stable, but they are actually rotting inside – for they have only fear and force to sustain them, and people will not be afraid forever, writes John McCain
Nato blamed for Afghan air strike deaths
The US military is investigating reports that seven members of Afghanistan’s security forces were killed in an air strike launched during an operation to search for two missing American soldiers
US House approves healthcare bill 220-215
Backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory, the House of Representatives approved a sweeping reform bill on a 220-215 vote
China hits out at US in fresh trade spat
China accused the US of protectionist and biased trade policies yesterday - only a week beforePresident Barack Obama's first visit to Beijing. In a stinging rebuke to...
Former UBS client jailed for tax fraud
A US court yesterday handed down the first prison sentence to a former US client of UBS in a ruling that will unsettle the Swiss banking group's other US former...
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