Demand for ECB loans rises to €489bn

Demand for ECB loans rises to €489bn
Foreign carriers must pay EU carbon fees
Indignant rich round on protest movement
Iranian currency plunges to record low
Wukan villagers agree peace deal
Syria death toll mounts despite peace moves
Ex-Lehman chief to run Spain’s economy
Sonia Gandhi attacks India’s anti-graft crusader
Data highlight US housing market weakness
China accuses US of protectionism

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST

European Central Bank indicates that take up for unprecedented offer of unlimited three-year loans exceeds expectations

Foreign carriers must pay EU carbon fees

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 03:35 AM PST

US airlines must abide by a European Union regulation requiring them to pay for their carbon pollution, Europe's highest court rules

Indignant rich round on protest movement

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:18 AM PST

As fury, invective and protests add to their vilification, America's rich are fighting back by focusing on the terms of engagement, tax and the election

Iranian currency plunges to record low

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:58 AM PST

Sharp drop fuels speculation the government is deliberately devaluing its currency to help slash massive budget deficit

Wukan villagers agree peace deal

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:34 AM PST

A village that has spent the last 10 days outside the government's control has reached a tentative resolution with officials

Syria death toll mounts despite peace moves

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:34 AM PST

Violence continues even after regime signed an Arab League proposal designed to allow international monitors to enter the country

Ex-Lehman chief to run Spain’s economy

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:38 PM PST

As finance minister, Luis de Guindos will be charged with regaining the confidence of international investors

Sonia Gandhi attacks India’s anti-graft crusader

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:48 AM PST

Sonia Gandhi defended her government's efforts to tackle corruption, as she attacked Anna Hazare, India's anti-graft champion

Data highlight US housing market weakness

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST

The average number of US existing-home sales was revised down for the 2007 to 2010 period, showing that the property market downturn was worse than originally thought

China accuses US of protectionism

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:12 AM PST

Beijing says US must stop applying 'countervailing duties', used to restrict imports deemed to be state-subsidised, on Chinese imports