Financial Chat

Standing on the steps of the Supreme Court, four Democratic senators said Thursday they would move ahead with campaign finance legislation to limit the scope of a recent landmark ruling even though they had been unable to find a GOP cosponsor.

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Four Senate Democrats Pledge a Response to Campaign Finance Decision

April 29 — Two former Greek finance ministers said their governments never meant to deceive investors, as they fielded questions in London on how the nation became the first member of the euro to have its credit rating cut to junk.

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Greeces Finance Ministers Are Last to Blame

Australia will overhaul sections of its taxation laws to ensure they don’t hamper the growth of Islamic banking, finance, and insurance products.

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Australia to overhaul tax laws to assist Islamic finance growth

Senate Republicans unanimously voted again to block debate over legislation rewriting the rules of U.S.

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Republicans Block Finance Bill Debate, Cite Gain in Saying No

The top finance official in Los Angeles has been charged with driving under the influence.

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LA city finance official charged with DUI

US President Barack Obama said Monday he was “deeply disappointed” that Senate Republicans had blocked a bid to debate finance reform, as haggling continued over the landmark effort in Congress.

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Obama ‘disappointed’ Republicans block finance debate

G20 finance ministers met in Washington on Friday facing a Greek debt crisis that has called into question the stability of the eurozone and the strength of the global economic recovery.

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Greek bailout looms in world finance meet

G20 finance ministers met in Washington on Friday facing a debt crisis that has called into question the stability of the eurozone and the strength of the global economic recovery.

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Greek bailout looms at world finance meet

Trade finance banks are stepping up pressure on the G20 to ease regulation of the credits that keep global commerce flowing, after a new survey showed credit tightness is still hampering the flow of trade.

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Banks Push G20 to Reform Trade Finance Regulation

Moratoria work well when there is something in a company worth saving but many of the finance companies that collapsed had flawed business models and were “wind downs”, a partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers told politicians today.John…

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Finance moratoriums only work if there’s something to save, inquiry told