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22 May 20
The US spending watchdog has told the government it could save tens of billions of dollars by reducing overlap and duplication in its programmes.
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24 Apr 20
The US House of Representatives has approved $484bn more of coronavirus relief measures, bringing the government’s total spending on fighting the crisis to almost $3trn.
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31 Mar 20
The largest financial stimulus package in US history has been approved by the president to fight the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
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26 Mar 20
The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
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24 Mar 20
The coronavirus outbreak will cause the US economy to contract by 24% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Goldman Sachs’ latest predictions, as the government prepares a $2trn stimulus...
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18 Mar 20
The economic impact of the escalating coronavirus pandemic is “much worse than feared”, and the world economy is probably already in a recession, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s...
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12 Mar 20
The UK government risks retaliation from the US after confirming it will go ahead with its planned tax on internet giants such as Facebook and Google from April.
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4 Mar 20
Fears of the coronavirus outbreak hitting the economy have caused the US Federal Reserve to slash interest rates in the biggest single cut since the last financial crisis.
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19 Feb 20
The US could scupper global efforts to reform corporation tax, the official responsible for the EU’s tax policy has warned.
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24 Jan 20
President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache.
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24 Jan 20
Healthcare was a big driver in the outcome of the recent US mid-term elections. But could the Democrats’ vision of a truly reformed healthcare system ever become a reality?
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24 Jan 20
Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy.
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21 Jan 20
France and the US “will work together” to avoid a trade war over the French decision to introduce a digital tax last summer, Emmanuel Macron has said.
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6 Jan 20
France will retaliate if the US imposes tariffs on its cheese and champagne, the country’s finance minister has warned.
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16 Dec 19
The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
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12 Dec 19
The US economy will stand “on firmer ground” in 2020 than it did this year, experts at Goldman Sachs have predicted.
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3 Dec 19
The US is likely to hit France with new tariffs on products including cheese and champagne to retaliate against the European country’s tax on ‘internet giants’, such as Google and Facebook.
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2 Dec 19
Campaigners have called out the ‘silicon six’ internet and tech companies for not paying what they estimate is more than $100.2bn of corporation tax since 2010.
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28 Nov 19
The US is preparing to announce whether authorities plan to take any action in response to a French tax on internet giants, such as Google and Facebook.
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11 Nov 19
The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
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5 Nov 19
The US has started the formal process to leave the Paris Agreement in a year, becoming the only country in the world to exit the landmark climate change pact.
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5 Nov 19
A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
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23 Oct 19
The IMF’s Frederic Lambert explains how social spending in Mexico has been effective in alleviating poverty and containing income inequality.
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17 Oct 19
China has indicated it is keen to end the trade war with the US as early as possible after talks in Washington last week.
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11 Oct 19
Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy, writes Gavin...
22 May 20The US spending watchdog has told the government it could save tens of billions of dollars by reducing overlap and duplication in its programmes.
24 Apr 20The US House of Representatives has approved $484bn more of coronavirus relief measures, bringing the government’s total spending on fighting the crisis to almost $3trn.
31 Mar 20The largest financial stimulus package in US history has been approved by the president to fight the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
26 Mar 20The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
24 Mar 20The coronavirus outbreak will cause the US economy to contract by 24% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Goldman Sachs’ latest predictions, as the government prepares a $2trn stimulus...
18 Mar 20The economic impact of the escalating coronavirus pandemic is “much worse than feared”, and the world economy is probably already in a recession, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s...
12 Mar 20The UK government risks retaliation from the US after confirming it will go ahead with its planned tax on internet giants such as Facebook and Google from April.
4 Mar 20Fears of the coronavirus outbreak hitting the economy have caused the US Federal Reserve to slash interest rates in the biggest single cut since the last financial crisis.
19 Feb 20The US could scupper global efforts to reform corporation tax, the official responsible for the EU’s tax policy has warned.
24 Jan 20President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache.
24 Jan 20Healthcare was a big driver in the outcome of the recent US mid-term elections. But could the Democrats’ vision of a truly reformed healthcare system ever become a reality?
24 Jan 20Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy.
21 Jan 20France and the US “will work together” to avoid a trade war over the French decision to introduce a digital tax last summer, Emmanuel Macron has said.
16 Dec 19The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
2 Dec 19Campaigners have called out the ‘silicon six’ internet and tech companies for not paying what they estimate is more than $100.2bn of corporation tax since 2010.
11 Nov 19The European economy is headed for a period of more subdued growth as a result of uncertainty fuelled by trade conflicts and intensifying geopolitical tensions, according to the latest forecast.
5 Nov 19A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
23 Oct 19The IMF’s Frederic Lambert explains how social spending in Mexico has been effective in alleviating poverty and containing income inequality.
17 Oct 19China has indicated it is keen to end the trade war with the US as early as possible after talks in Washington last week.
11 Oct 19Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy, writes Gavin...
