European business joined the growing number of politicians demanding rapid action to halt the euro's rise, warning the currency had 'attained a pain threshold' for companies
A price war aimed at Japan's 100m mobile phone users could have an impact on the core consumer price index, potentially prolonging the country's brush with deflation
Eurozone policymakers will call for a strong stance against exchange rate volatility at the next G7 meeting in an effort to halt the greenback's decline against the euro
International investor confidence in US markets will be damaged unless regulators rethink plans to give shareholders only limited powers to change the make-up of US company boards
Three children in Brazil have been born with severe physical disabilities caused by thalidomide, triggering questions over the government's continued authorisation of the drug
The German company that launched thalidomide is poised for a breakthrough deal that could help sharply reduce the abuse of prescription drugs by unauthorised users
The fund should no longer act as the 'gendarme' of the global economy and must reform itself to restore its relevance and legitimacy, says the incoming managing director
Brazil and South Africa have signalled a willingness to scale back demands for the next stage of International Monetary Fund reform, raising the possibility of a deal
US president hails a 'deciding moment' in the battle against climate change as he calls on rich and poor countries to build a new international approach to the problem
European shipowners, port operators and retailers rounded on a US plan to scan all containers entering the country, saying it would have "disastrous effects" on trade
The ECB's emergency fund, which attracts a penal interest rate, has been tapped for €3.9bn – the largest sum since October 2004, the Frankfurt-institution revealed
