Macrofederalism And Local Finances (Public Sector Governance and Accountability)
ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Worries over gov't finances across globe boost safe-haven dollar as investors buy Treasurys United States - Government - Treasurys - Services - Business
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
The dollar gained ground Tuesday along with Treasury prices as reports from credit ratings agencies raised concerns among investors over major government finances.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
The dollar gained ground Tuesday along with Treasury prices as reports from credit ratings agencies raised concerns among investors over major government finances.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The dollar gained ground Tuesday along with Treasury prices as reports from credit ratings agencies raised concerns among investors over major government finances.
Daily Equity Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Unless governments can drastically curtail their expenditures, we are going to increasingly see government fiscal deficits becoming problematic. Over the last few days, we started to see elements of nervousness creep in to global markets because of concerns about some government finances. Bloomberg reported that Moody’s Investors Service said that deteriorating...
John Redwood's Diary (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I rise to defend myself against the strange charge from the Labour Benches that some years ago, when I was the Secretary of State for Wales, I sent back £120 million from the Treasury. I do not understand why, a few days after Labour issued the smarter government document, it [...]
ABC News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Dubai's finance chief says indebted Dubai World, not state, may sell assets for cash Government - Finance - Middle East - Recreation and Sports - Travel and Tourism
E - Editors Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
In an innovative project from the Netherlands, the Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Science has managed to gain support from the Parliament for more funding for journalism.It's not in the form of government subsidies for newspapers, though, which have...
The Stonemason (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Constitution, structure and areas of local authorities. Electoral arrangements for local authorities. Powers and duties of local authorities and their members and officers. Local government finance. "Local authorities" does not include police authorities. Exceptions …… Local government franchise. Electoral registration and administration. Registration of...
Sibby Online (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
John Stossel is on top of the continuing governemtn intervention into the housing market: The Federal Housing Administration announced this week that it wants tougher rules on mortgage lenders. It's about time. Maybe FHA got spooked by the recent New York Times story titled "Easy Loans to Wealthier Areas," which said: "In its efforts to prop up a shattered housing market, the government is greatly...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
British Treasury chief announces one-off tax on bankers' bonuses HM Treasury - Government - Finance - Economic - Debt Agencies
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
• Dubai government finance chief says some assets may be sold • Creditors could be forced to accept short and late repayments Dubai World may sell off domestic and overseas assets as it attempts to rescue itself from the burden of $60bn (£36.5bn) debts, the emirate's government said today. The stricken conglomerate, which owns a variety of assets around the world...
DealBreaker (Free subscription) | yesterday
"It really helps people, it's useful," the former Federal Reserve Chief said today. So there's that. Paul Volcker - Federal Reserve System - Central bank - Government - Finance
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Tories announce that Sir Alan Budd is setting up their proposed watchdog for the government finances in shadow form.
Turbulent Cleric (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three UK Churches are calling for protection for the poor and job security in a response to think tank Reform’s call today to cut public sector jobs. Ahead of the Government’s Pre-Budget Report, the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the United Reformed Church are challenging the centre-right think tank, which has called for job cuts in the police force and...
