Finance and Economics

Rumours abound of a plan to save the euro, the price of gold suffers a sharp fall and further upheaval hits UBS

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The shift in economic power from West to East is accelerating, says John O'Sullivan. The rich world will lose some of its privileges.

Barack Obama's deficit-reduction plan, the latest in the euro-zone saga and annual meetings at the IMF and World Bank

Our correspondents discuss what needs to be done to rescue the single currency. Unless Germany rises to the challenge, disaster looms

A battered bank tries to hack and sack its way back to prosperity

It requires urgent action on a huge scale.Unless Germany rises to the challenge, disaster looms

Vicker's recommendations for British banking reform, Japanese energy crisis and Yahoo's troubles

For many, income expectations will fall as global competition increases. But for some it's never been a better time to look for work

America reports disappointing jobs figures, banks on both sides of the Atlantic take a knock and Europe struggles with its debt crisis

Our correspondents discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Latin America's biggest trader

Rich countries need to squeeze their economies less hard and get serious about growth

Markets lurch over bank funding fears, Angela Merkel plays down the prospect of "Eurobonds" and central bankers meet in Jackson Hole

The yuan is flowing beyond China's borders--and back again

In the week after America's credit rating downgrade, our correspondents look at the agencies that make these decisions

In the week after America's credit rating downgrade, our correspondents look at the agencies that make these decisions

They can buy a little time, but the real remedy must come from Western politicians.

The European Central Bank announces it will buy large portions of Italian and Spanish debt, and the US loses its perfect credit

Emerging economies now have greater heft on many measures than developed ones

A proposed deal to extend America's debt limit, signs of economic weakness in the rich world and the banks announce a round of lay-offs