Global Insight 2:38pm

Refocus on US debt issue promises to rattle

Speaker’s move seen as negotiating gambit

From ASIA-PACIFIC 11:17pm

Nato seeks orderly Afghanistan exit

Chicago summit to set date for formal pull-out

From COMPANIES 9:45pm

China looks to sidestep solar tariffs

Groups make plans to source components from Taiwan

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 20, 2012

Chinese activist ends odyssey in US

Chen Guangcheng thanks supporters after his flight from China

Christopher Caldwell from COMMENT May 18, 2012

One man stands between California and a bleak future

A bias towards stimulus and away from austerity has proved disastrous for California

Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon listens to his introduction before a keynote address ©Reuters From COMMENT May 18, 2012

Banking: Back to the wall

JPMorgan Chase’s $2bn loss has tarnished the reputation of chief executive Jamie Dimon

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 18, 2012

China linked to ‘economic espionage

Pentagon labels surveillance as national security threat

May 18, 2012

Obama ground forces braced for air war

President’s team faces bombardment of attack ads

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 18, 2012

G8 leaders urged to focus talks on growth

Obama and Hollande back fiscal consolidation efforts

May 18, 2012

US lawmakers seek Volcker rule clarification

Hedging creates uncertainty in new regulation

May 18, 2012

Senate backs Fed nominees

Harvard economist and Carlyle partner complete board

May 18, 2012

US ban on investing in Myanmar lifted

Restrictions remain on major investment sectors

Editorial from COMMENT May 17, 2012

California screamin’

Sacramento is a scary beacon of US governing failure

May 17, 2012

US children born to minorities now majority

Hispanic population in the US grows sharply

May 17, 2012

Brown cuts threaten social safety net

Governor fights California’s projected $15.7bn deficit

From EUROPE May 17, 2012

G8 absence threatens US-Russian rapport

Economic relationship must replace security focus

May 17, 2012

Romney gains on Obama in funds race

Further sign Republicans could achieve money edge

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 17, 2012

Japanese bank freezes Iranian assets

Move follows order from US court pursuing damages for bombing

May 17, 2012

Obama faces growing economic pressure

Boehner engineers clash over deficit

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 16, 2012

Hollande urged to ease Afghan pullout pledge

New president being lobbied to allow troops to stay training

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