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- PM Clashes With Mervyn King on Banks
- By Adrian Croft and Matt FalloonLONDON (Reuters UK) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown dismissed Wednesday Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's view that splitting banks' retail and investment arms could help prevent a repetition of the financial crisis.King suggested Tuesday separating core aspects of banking from riskier activities could reduce...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Gordon Brown: G20's Top Five
- "Only On The Web": British Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed President Obama ahead of the G20 world economic summit, outlining what he believes are the top five goals for worldwide financial recovery.
- Videos 2009-04-01
- Obama Renews British Ties
- "Only On The Web": President Obama spoke in London, England to renew U.S.-British alliances, outlining economic and social goals and praising the world effort to sustain global economy.
- Videos 2009-04-01
- Wasting The Banking Crisis
- Whatever one thinks of the "special relationship" between the US and the UK these days, it's undeniable that what happens over there often has parallels over here. When it comes to the banking game, that's particularly apposite. Although the umpires are different, many of the rules and the players are...
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- CEO of UK Plc: You're Fired
- What do you do when the CEO does the following: Lets the company share price fall to an all-time low? Issues a £40bn profit warning and the company finances are in a mess? Starts laying people off by the thousands? ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- PM Plays Down Bank Transaction Tax
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday banks must be made to act responsibly but that a levy on transactions was only one possible way of achieving this.Brown floated, to a weekend meeting of G20 finance ministers, a series of ways of getting banks to start...
- News items 2009-11-10
- IMF Exploring Insurance Levy on Banks
- By Brian LovePARIS (Reuters UK) - The International Monetary Fund is exploring the idea of making banks pay insurance fees to fund any future rescues in the sector, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Sunday.He said such a tax would be in line with a proposal at the weekend...
- News items 2009-11-08
- UK Joins G20 Push For Bank Levy
- By Sumeet Desai and Huw JonesST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters UK) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost of climate change.Finance ministers and...
- News items 2009-11-08
- UK Gives Impetus to Global Banks Tax
- By Huw JonesST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain urged world governments on Saturday to consider a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, departing from long-held opposition, though there was little sign of the consensus needed to make it fly.British Prime Minister Gordon Brown raised the idea at a weekend...
- News items 2009-11-07
- Britain Gives Impetus to Global Tax on Banks
- By Huw JonesST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters UK) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax.France and Germany have led the way in Europe in seeking to force...
- News items 2009-11-07
- UK Joins G20 Push For World Levy on Banks
- By Sumeet Desai and Huw JonesST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters UK) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost of climate change.Finance ministers and...
- News items 2009-11-07
- Postal Workers Strike For Second Day
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - The postal union staged a second consecutive day of strikes on Friday, with about 78,000 delivery and collection staff absent from work, crippling mail deliveries and dealing a blow to Prime Minister Gordon brown.The Communication Workers Union CWU called strikes over pay and job cuts,...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Postal Union Extends Strike in Blow to Brown
- By Avril OrmsbyLONDON (Reuters UK) - Britain's postal union on Thursday called a fresh wave of national strikes for next week, threatening to paralyse a mail system already hit by stoppages and dealing a blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.The Communication Workers Union CWU said it would extend this week's...
- News items 2009-10-22
- Responsibility Vs. Blame
- "Only On The Web": President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown explain the breakdown of global markets and the steps required to upgrade financial systems and regulations.
- Videos 2009-04-01
Additional Resources
- Not so fast Gordon.(Gordon Brown's pensions laws)(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
- Shoot first and ask questions later, that is the maxim by which some people live their lives. Or, perhaps in the light of the revelations surrounding Gordon Brown's pensions raid, shoot first and hope no one asks any questions later. Shoot first and ask...
- Research articles 2007-04-12
- Taking aim.(Gordon Brown's reforms of the newly independent Bank of England)(Brief Article)
- THE mountain of news coverage generated by Gordon Brown's decision to sport a lounge suit to the Mansion House dinner on June 12th rather than the customary white tie and tails is likely to dwarf reporting of what the chancellor actually said at the anTHE mountain of...
- Research articles 1997-06-14
- Free at last: the Bank of England.(new Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown allows Bank of England to set interest rates)(Brief Article)
- CAN things only get worse for Gordon Brown? The political brilliance of his first announcement as chancellor of the exchequer set a benchmark that he will struggle to reach again. On May 6th he raised short-term interest rates a fraction-a decision thaCAN things only get worse for...
- Research articles 1997-05-10
- In for a pound: the economy. (Bank of England Governor Eddie George wants to raise interest rates; Kenneth Clarke opposes the move; Gordon Brown has not stated a position yet)(Brief Article)
- WILL Gordon Brown call for interest rates to be put up? The shadow chancellor of the exchequer's recent pledges on income-tax rates and public spending sent a strong signal to voters that he means to be fiscally prudent. Calling for higher interest ratWILL Gordon Brown call for...
- Research articles 1997-02-01
- You're a brave man, Gordon Brown.
- After Tony Blair's visit to Goldman Sachs a few weeks back, Lehman Brothers managed to persuade Gordon Brown, the UK Chancellor, to open its brand new offices at Canary Wharf last week (there being no decent UK investment banks left for the political After Tony Blair's...
- Research articles 2004-04-11
- Gordon Brown appoints FSA Managing Directors.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 April 2001-UK Government: Gordon Brown appoints FSA Managing Directors C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042001 Chancellor Gordon Brown has today appointed two new Managing Directors and Board members of the Financial Services Authority FSA: - John Tiner...
- Research articles 2001-04-04
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