France and Germany agreed on new rules

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• France and Germany agreed on new rules
• Talismanic IMF ponders future role
• Austerity package key to Italy averting collapse
• Putin’s party loses support in Russian vote
• China throws climate talks into confusion
• Paris and London to press EU for Iran oil ban
• Automatic US spending cuts draw fire
• Tepco battles fresh nuclear plant leak
• USAid faces challenge over Afghan budget cuts

France and Germany agreed on new rules Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:59 PM PST France and Germany reached a 'comprehensive' agreement on a new set of fiscal rules for governing the beleaguered eurozone

Talismanic IMF ponders future role Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST IMF is watching financial market sentiment and wondering how much of a supporting role it will be called upon to play if things get bad enough

Austerity package key to Italy averting collapse Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:11 AM PST The decree passed on Sunday sets out a net fiscal adjustment of €20bn over the next three years

Putin’s party loses support in Russian vote Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:23 AM PST United Russia, the ruling party, has clung on to its majority in the lower house in parliamentary elections, despite failing to get a majority of votes

China throws climate talks into confusion Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:48 AM PST Head of Chinese delegation tells reporters that Beijing is prepared to agree a legally binding deal that would cover all countries

Paris and London to press EU for Iran oil ban Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:17 AM PST OECD finds that income inequality rose in 17 of its 22 countries surveyed between the mid-1980s and late-2000s

Automatic US spending cuts draw fire Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:38 AM PST Senior lawmakers are growing more vocal in their opposition to $1.2tn in automatic spending cuts due to start taking effect in 2013

Tepco battles fresh nuclear plant leak Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:54 AM PST A leak of highly radioactive water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi reactor has underscored the long-term challenges facing engineers

USAid faces challenge over Afghan budget cuts Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST As Afghanistan pleaded for support at a conference in Germany, the development agency grappled with spending cuts

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