Yen move takes G20 by surprise

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• Yen move takes G20 by surprise
• Pakistan ends IMF loan deal amid dispute
• Cain denies sexual harassment allegations
• Greece calls referendum on EU bail-out
• China struggles to stay on the right path
• OECD urges co-ordination to avoid recession
• Obama uses orders to bypass Congress
• Portugal seeks flexibility on bail-out
• Thai PM warns flood impact to last three months
• ILO warns of ‘deeper jobs recession’

Yen move takes G20 by surprise Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT Sign that governments such as Japan's place little faith in the ability of the multilateral body to address pressure on currencies

Pakistan ends IMF loan deal amid dispute Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:28 AM PDT Finance minister said IMF demands had become too tough and government would instead press ahead with homegrown fiscal reform programme

Cain denies sexual harassment allegations Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:56 AM PDT A leading Republican candidate has denied claims of sexual harassment against at least two female employees while he was head of a lobby group

Greece calls referendum on EU bail-out Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:28 PM PDT Premier's move reinforces fears that fraught domestic politics are spiralling out of control amid popular anger over public sector job cuts

China struggles to stay on the right path Posted: 31 Oct 2011 10:32 AM PDT In talking about culture, the Communist party's central committee is really summarising its most important policy goal: keeping itself in control

OECD urges co-ordination to avoid recession Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:18 AM PDT OECD urges countries to adopt a co-ordinated strategy to boost growth as the eurozone sovereign debt crisis hits confidence

Obama uses orders to bypass Congress Posted: 31 Oct 2011 10:08 AM PDT The president has issued executive orders tackling everything from student loans and house financing to support for research and development

Portugal seeks flexibility on bail-out Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:03 AM PDT Portugal is to ask the EU and IMF for changes to its €78bn financial rescue agreement to help lift the country's debt-stricken economy out of recession

Thai PM warns flood impact to last three months Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:27 AM PDT Yingluck Shinawatra hopes industrial estates will recover within three months as efforts to divert water away from Bangkok prove successful

ILO warns of ‘deeper jobs recession’ Posted: 30 Oct 2011 04:03 PM PDT The International Labour Organisation says the world economy faces a big fall in employment unless government programmes support job creation

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