Iraq violence fuels fears of civil war

Iraq violence fuels fears of civil war
BoE to stress test big banks every year
ECB considers liquidity boost for banks
No end to oligarch litigation in London
Italy markets soar as Berlusconi faces own revolt
Eurozone unemployment remains high
Debt limit fears rise as US shuts down
Men find a place on China’s factory floor
Abe reveals tax plan as confidence soars
Fast-food chain to sell Fukushima produce

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:34 AM PDT

Strife driven in part by rise of Islamist extremists fighting Bashar al-Assad in Syria, as well as the country's own ethnic fissures

BoE to stress test big banks every year

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:40 AM PDT

Central bank plans a yearly stress test of the UK's biggest banks to ensure they have enough capital to withstand market turmoil

ECB considers liquidity boost for banks

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:39 AM PDT

While banks' payback of long-term refinancing operations funds have been ahead of some analysts' expectations, fears over liquidity persist

No end to oligarch litigation in London

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:11 AM PDT

UK has become the destination of choice for overseas litigants to settle disputes, delivering a windfall for the capital's legal services industry

Italy markets soar as Berlusconi faces own revolt

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:03 AM PDT

Leader of centre-right 'moderates' says he remains convinced that the entire party should vote to support Letta administration

Eurozone unemployment remains high

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:03 AM PDT

Joblessness in single-currency area stayed at 12 per cent in August, but rose from a year earlier according to Eurostat, the EU's statistical office

Debt limit fears rise as US shuts down

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Government workers are being asked to stay at home but deadline for Congress to lift debt ceiling by October 17 looms as a potentially far more dangerous issue

Men find a place on China’s factory floor

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:44 AM PDT

Era of the 'factory girl' is ending as a tight labour market forces employers to recruit male workers to churn out products for export

Abe reveals tax plan as confidence soars

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 10:29 PM PDT

Japan's economic recovery will face a major test early next year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defied opposition to authorise an increase in the national sales tax

Fast-food chain to sell Fukushima produce

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:49 AM PDT

Yoshinoya has set up a joint venture company with Fukushima farmers to produce and market food, which could then make it to its restaurants in Japan