Barack Obama sweeps to victory

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• Barack Obama sweeps to victory
• Obama to face busy foreign policy agenda
• Attention quickly turns to fiscal cliff
• Mistakes dogged Romney campaign
• EU hits back at IMF over austerity
• Mass resignations hit Bank of Greece
• China wrestles with democratic reform
• Draghi reassures Germans on banking union
• Toxic smog shrouds New Delhi

Barack Obama sweeps to victory Posted: 07 Nov 2012 07:28 AM PST Barack Obama has secured four more years in the White House after overcoming a strong late challenge from his Republican rival Mitt Romney

Obama to face busy foreign policy agenda Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:37 AM PST Foreign policy took a back seat during the campaign but Barack Obama will quickly find himself consumed by foreign policy issues

Attention quickly turns to fiscal cliff Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:15 PM PST The same forces that have been gridlocked on budgetary policy for the past few years will now be in charge of steering America away from the 'fiscal cliff'

Mistakes dogged Romney campaign Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST Mitt Romney's presidential election campaign made too many strategic mistakes to capitalise on US President Barack Obama's weak position in the run-in

EU hits back at IMF over austerity Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:52 AM PST European Commission report argues that more austerity, rather than less, might have convinced the markets and kept capital flowing to Spain and Greece

Mass resignations hit Bank of Greece Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:41 AM PST Forty-five long-serving employees at the central bank are seeking early retirement because their monthly salaries would be capped at €5,000 before taxes

China wrestles with democratic reform Posted: 06 Nov 2012 09:17 PM PST After 30 years of economic change, the Communist party is under more pressure to reform its opaque political system than at any time since Tiananmen Square

Draghi reassures Germans on banking union Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PST The ECB president aims to address political and industry concerns, saying that European banks should not have to pool deposit guarantee schemes

Toxic smog shrouds New Delhi Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:29 AM PST Studies have shown that the Indian city has the world's worst air pollution and that air quality has been steadily deteriorating over the course of the past decade

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