Congress

US president calls on Republicans to end government shutdown and lift debt ceiling before any negotiations on fiscal issues.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 09, 2013

The International Monetary Fund also warns over the impact from the US government shutdown

Lianna Brinded Oct 08, 2013

US' biggest foreign creditor tells US Congress to resolve the political impasse over the budget for 2014

Lianna Brinded Oct 08, 2013

Investors fear foreigners will reduce investments in India and drag markets down.

Jerin Mathew Oct 07, 2013

350,000 furloughed US government employees ordered to report to work on 7 October.

M Rochan Oct 07, 2013

Offices enforcing curbs on Iran stretched for resources due to shutdown.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 04, 2013

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America chiefs meet Obama as he blames Republicans for impasse.

Jerin Mathew Oct 03, 2013

Experts back ECB president view that Washington budget shutdown will be short-lived and solution will be found.

Michael Klimes Oct 02, 2013

Federation of Small Businesses' chairman Mike Cherry says the government must strike a balance between "boosting consumer spending and economic growth".

Ian Silvera Oct 01, 2013

But market strategist says first shutdown in 17 years couldn't come at more difficult time for the Federal Reserve

Ishaq Siddiqi Oct 01, 2013

American journalist Rob Kall accuses Obama and NSA executives of mismanaging agency.

Jerin Mathew Oct 01, 2013

Lalu Prasad Yadav, a former central minister whose career was a case study for students at Harvard University, is convicted of corruption by an Indian court.

Jijo Jacob Sep 30, 2013

Only two arrests as thousands line streets of Manchester to protests against austerity and NHS changes.

Ewan Palmer Sep 30, 2013

Congress has one day to decide how to continue funding government beyond 30 September

M Rochan Sep 30, 2013

Congress must vote to keep US government running beyond 1 October.

M Rochan Sep 28, 2013

Thousands of people took to streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum to demand resignation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

Fiona Keating Sep 28, 2013

Uncertainty over US budget and Fed bond programme impacts market.

M Rochan Sep 28, 2013

Cookson won by a 24-18 majority to become the 10th different UCI president

Nick Howson Sep 27, 2013

Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act to ban communication intercepts.

Jerin Mathew Sep 26, 2013

Senator speaks for more than 20 hours against healthcare reforms backed by President Obama.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 25, 2013

Regulators have not done enough to fix the global financial system since 2008

Michael Klimes Sep 25, 2013

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he will meet Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the United Nations gathering in New York.

Jijo Jacob Sep 25, 2013

Richard Exell says people are living through the longest real wage squeeze in over a century.

Ian Silvera Sep 19, 2013

About 20% of retail space is vacant in India, as FDI reforms in retail sector failed to attract foreign firms.

Jerin Mathew Sep 19, 2013

Outgoing Bank of England official says the US has done better in tackling risky banks

Michael Klimes Sep 18, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch could arrive in the first quarter of 2014, industry sources claim.

Alistair Charlton Sep 17, 2013

Military strikes an option if Syria delays chemical weapons destruction, says US.

Tom Porter Sep 15, 2013

Markets await Fed monetary stimulus decision on tapering QE, due 18 September.

M Rochan Sep 12, 2013

Professor suing union for discrimination after it cancelled his talk as it 'supports the Palestinian people'.

Ewan Palmer Sep 12, 2013

Russian president says military strike on Syria could spark new terror attacks and worsen Middle East situation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 12, 2013