Blog posts tagged "IMF"

May 15, 2012 9:44 pm 3 Comments

As Greece heads towards rerun elections, Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam considers whether Europe is heading for a stormy political and economic earthquake

April 20, 2012 4:45 pm 7 Comments

"The chancellor is adamant that this is not a further back-door bailout of the eurozone."

February 13, 2012 9:12 pm 9 Comments

Greece has voted in favour of the EU/IMF austerity package. But why is Germany pushing stability throughout Europe - and what is it hoping to achieve?

January 24, 2012 8:52 pm 4 Comments

It is the Bank of England governor's piercing assault on bankers that sticks in the mind from today's important speech in Brighton. He doesnt quite join Occupy the City, but he does suggest that British capitalism's very legitimacy is up for grabs if bankers go too far on pay.

October 27, 2011 8:40 am 8 Comments

A deal is reached, but Economics Editor Faisal Islam says the devil will be in the detail. The bailout bazooka will need the goodwill of the rest of the world.

September 22, 2011 7:06 pm 7 Comments

Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports from Athens as the Greek debt crisis fuels further global pleas for concerted action from Europe's political leaders.

September 20, 2011 2:37 pm 8 Comments

If correct the UK economy will have grown more slowly in 2011 than 2010. The IMF's forecast is well below the 1.7 per cent currently used by the government, writes Faisal Islam.

September 14, 2011 4:45 pm 10 Comments

Euro crisis, poor jobs figures, massive national strikes, on top of high inflation squeezing living standards - Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports on the political response to the economic bad weather.

May 16, 2011 5:48 pm 1 Comment

Our Economics Editor on how DSK's absence from the International Monetary Fund may be bad news for Greece - and lead to more austerity in the eurozone.

September 1, 2010 5:20 pm 7 Comments

The Chancellor recently derided the Labour leadership candidates as ‘deficit-deniers’, an opinion with which Tony Blair appears to concur. The final chapter of his new book does place him closer to the Coalition Treasury than the economic policies outlined to date by the candidates. Ahead of our Labour leadership hustings on the economy, it’s worth [...]