21st Century Challenges

The future shape of Capitalism

Meet the Capitalism panel

Read the biographies of Vince Cable MP,
Shadow Chancellor, Liberal Democrats,
John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of
The Economist and BBC broadcaster Evan Davis.

RBS record loss means new £25bn public bill

The UK taxpayer is to inject a further £25 bilion into the Royal Bank of Scotland, the ailing bank revealed today, bringing its total bailout cash to more than £45 billion.

Brown to engage Obama on global scale

Gordon Brown’s meeting with Barack Obama this week is being portrayed by British officials as a make-or-break opportunity to ­persuade the new US administration to engage in international efforts to tackle the recession.

Brown to tackle US on protectionism

Gordon Brown will on Wednesday challenge Democrats on Capitol Hill to resist protectionism

Will the G20 expand the role of the IMF?

It wasn't long ago that Gordon Brown wanted to downgrade the lending side of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and make it an independent economic watchdog instead.

Nationalising British jobs

Migration restrictions are a bad way to fight unemployment in times of crisis. There is no evidence less immigration means less unemployment in the UK or anywhere else

Bank of England to start pumping money into UK economy

The financial crisis will enter a new phase today when the Bank of England announces that it will fight the economic downturn by pumping hundreds of billions of pounds into the economy.

So much for capitalism

For two decades, in the 1980s and 1990s, China pushed forward a series of economic reforms that came at a vast cost, exceeded only by their vaster rewards. Now, as the financial crisis sweeps across the world, those reforms are going into reverse. It is a sign of how hard governments find it to shake off the habit of ownership.

New green strategy could create 400,000 jobs

Ed Miliband, Climate Change Secretary says new jobs will be created in low-carbon industries for 400,000 people - from lagging lofts to nuclear power - the government will announce today.

The Future of Capitalism

The Financial Times have started a new series 'The Future of Capitalism'

50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism

50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism

Japanese economy shrinks 3.2%

Japan's economy shrank 3.2% in the final three months of last year, figures out today showed, confirming fears that the country is mired in its deepest recession since the second world war.

China’s industrial growth slows as exports slump at record pace

China's industrial growth slid at the start of the year as exports slumped at a record pace, according to official figures.

A guide to the G20

Read a quick guide to the Group-of-Twenty (G20) meeting in London, April 2009

Britain showing signs of heading towards 1930s-style depression, says Bank

The country is displaying early symptoms of being trapped in a so-called “debt deflation trap” where families find themselves pushed further and further into the red every month, according to a Bank report published today.

Recovery timing ‘depends on G20’

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has steered clear of echoing the chairman of the US central bank's prediction that the economic recovery will begin next year.

Have your say - The future shape of Capitalism

Tell us what you thought of 'The future shape of Capitalism' event. Discuss the issues raised on the night by our panel.

On eve of G20 summit, new blow to Gordon Brown

Ministers were struggling to maintain momentum for the G20 summit last night after it emerged that any spending decisions would be deferred to a later meeting, further narrowing the scope of this week's London talks, which have been plagued by divisions between European leaders and Gordon Brown.

Barack Obama arrives in Downing Street for G20 talks with Gordon Brown

US president cheered by No 10 staff as he and wife Michelle arrive for discussions with prime minister

New world order emerges from chaos

Slowly the shape of the world after the financial flood is beginning to emerge.