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Geithner Predicts Big Things at G20

Confident Treasury chief expects 'global stimulus' plan

Apr 1, 09 9:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Treasury chief Tim Geithner made time in London for a series of TV interviews in which he expressed confidence that the global economy has turned the corner. He told Bloomberg that he sees "encouraging signs" of recovery and said policy makers at the G20 summit will make sure the... More »

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recovery • global economy • G20 • Treasury secretary • Timothy Geithner

(Newser) - No soul-searching gazes or shoulder rubs on this trip. President Obama's initial foray into foreign relations stands in stark contrast to the style of George Bush, writes Jonathan Martin in Politico. Bush took the "chummy," "towel-snapping" route in his relations with foreign leaders. Obama, on the other... More »

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Gordon Brown • Dmitry Medvedev • George W. Bush • G20 • President Obama

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G20 Protest Proves More Lark Than Bite

Some London violence, but festive, 'street party' atmosphere prevails

Apr 1, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several broken windows aside, the G20 protests are shaping up to be more street party than angry mob, Time reports. Unlike traditional, oft-violent British protests, this one is intended to be “a peaceful and fun street party,” organizers say. Indeed, while some anarchists chucked beer cans at cops,... More »

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London • Royal Bank of Scotland • protests • Bank of England • G20 • protesters • anarchists

 G20 Leaders Will Eat Well 

But menu could represent some of the 'new Britain', chef says

Apr 1, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama and his fellow world leaders have their work cut out for them at the G20 summit tomorrow, but at least they won’t have to tackle the problems of global finance hungry. Star chef Jamie Oliver is planning a menu of organic Shetland salmon, Welsh lamb with mint,... More »

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food • Barack Obama • India • Germany • United States • salmon • cuisine • Britain • Jamie Oliver • G20 • multiculturalism • President Obama • Yotam Ottolenghi

(Newser) - President Obama and Hu Jintao of China met today at the G20 summit in London and agreed to close cooperation on issues ranging from the economic crisis to global security, Time reports. Obama will travel to China later this year. Meanwhile, high-level representatives will meet in Washington during the... More »

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China • Hillary Clinton • London • human rights • global economy • Hu Jintao • dialogue • G20 • Obama administration • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Obama Cabinet

 G20 Protesters Vandalize Bank 

Already fighting police, crowd turns to looting RBS

Apr 1, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The violent crowd protesting the G20 summit in London has broken into a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland, smashing windows and carrying computers and furniture out into the streets. Riot police attempted to keep the protesters away from the building and in containment pens in the City, but... More »

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London • United Kingdom • G20 • protesters • RBS

 G20 Protest Turns Violent 

Demonstrators scuffle with police outside Bank of England

Apr 1, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Skirmishes have broken out in front of the Bank of England in London's financial district, and police officers have been pelted with paint and bottles, the Guardian reports. Several thousand people have gathered in the City, and protesters have been shoving against the pens erected to contain them. The diverse... More »

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London • United Kingdom • protests • G20

Sarkozy: World Growth Must Come First

French prez urges
G20 to work for better kind of capitalism

Apr 1, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today's G20 talks must focus on restarting global growth through a better-regulated form of capitalism, Nicolas Sarkozy writes in the Washington Post. The international financial system needs urgent restructuring, writes the French president, and confidence cannot be effectively restored unless reforms are carried out with a greater sense of morality... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • world economy • capitalism • global economy • G20 • financial crisis

 Obama, Brown Push 
 for Urgent G20 Action 

President and PM want tougher bank rules to end recession

Apr 1, 09 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and British PM Gordon Brown today urged G20 members to “do whatever is necessary” to fix the global economic crisis, the Guardian reports. The two world leaders held a joint press conference on the eve of the G20 summit, at which Obama declared “the separation between... More »

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Barack Obama • London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • G20 • Sarah Brown

 Massive Security 
 Steels for 
 G20 Protests 

London's financial district braces for worst

Apr 1, 09 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - London's financial district is on lockdown ahead of a day of protests by activists and opponents of the G20, reports the Financial Times. The government will deploy up to 5,000 officers in the largest police operation in British history, and banks such as UBS have also hired private security... More »

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London • United Kingdom • protests • political demonstrations • G20 • anarchists

 Obamas Arrive in Britain 

President readies for G20 summit tomorrow

Mar 31, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(AP) - President Obama has arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two months ago. The first stop for the president and first lady was London, with the focus on the G20 meeting of the world's major economic powers... More »

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Barack Obama • NATO • London • Michelle Obama • Guantanamo Bay • summit • G20 • Obama administration

10 Tax Havens Agree to Curtail Bank Secrecy

Brown will announce G20 deal with Switzerland, Monaco

Mar 31, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten tax-haven nations—including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco—will share information with other countries about suspected tax dodgers in a deal to be announced at this week’s G20 summit, the Telegraph reports. The deal is a coup for PM Gordon Brown, who is hosting the summit and who has... More »

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Gordon Brown • Switzerland • Monaco • Liechtenstein • G20 • tax haven

 Obamas Off on Euro Tour 


Mar 31, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama set off this morning for Great Britain, the first stop in an ambitious European tour centered on the G-20 meeting Thursday. Obama will be pushing a hefty agenda on this trip, Reuters reports, championing proposals to bring greater international regulatory oversight to hedge funds and “... More »

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Barack Obama • United Kingdom • Europe • foreign policy • G20 • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

 Medvedev: 
 Obama and I 
 Must Work 
 Together 

Russian president praises and needles US in op-ed

Mar 31, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Relations between the US and Russia were testy, to say the least, by the end of 2008—a condition for which Dmitry Medvedev, not surprisingly, blames Washington. In a needling op-ed for the Washington Post, the Russian president writes that the proposed missile defense system and support for Georgia and... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • diplomacy • Kremlin • Dmitry Medvedev • G20

ANALYSIS

Thatcher's 'Big Bang'
Free-for-All Led to Bust

Pioneers of British '80s deregulation dismayed at unforeseen 'side effects'

Mar 31, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British regulatory reforms that changed the face of the financial industry in the '80s allowed banks to become bloated giants, two architects of the so-called "Big Bang" changes tell the Wall Street Journal. The deregulation let London's financial sector flourish, the men say, but also allowed banks to... More »

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London • financial services • banking • G20 • bank regulation • deregulation • financial crisis

Sarko Threatens to Walk Out
of G20 Summit

French prez seeks tough financial regulations—or else

Mar 31, 09 2:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy may walk out on the G20 summit if things don't go his way, the Times of London reports. The French president—who blames "Anglo-Saxons" for the financial crisis—is pushing for tougher global financial regulation and has told his ministers that he will abandon the talks if... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • G20 • summit meeting • financial crisis

Merkel Emerges as Obama's
Main Rival

German chancellor emphasizes friendship, but opposes stimulus

Mar 30, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angela Merkel stresses that she is a friend of the United States and wants Washington to play "a strong role in the world"—but ahead of the G20 summit this week, the German chancellor has emerged as the strongest and most unwavering opponent of Barack Obama's call for... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Merkel • Germany • economic stimulus package • G20 • Chancellor of Germany • global stimulus

Obama: G20 Will Prepare World for Recovery

Upbeat prez dismisses rift with Europe over need for stimulus

Mar 30, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama voiced optimism for a global deal at this week's G20 summit in London and downplayed talk of a split between the US and Europe, in his first interview with a foreign publication, the Financial Times. Saying that "we need stimulus and we need regulation," the... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Merkel • recession • regulation • economic stimulus package • G20 • global stimulus

(Newser) - Security patrols for next week's G20 summit, take note: A protest in London today drew an estimated 35,000 people, about three times as many as expected, the Guardian reports. Organizers of the march—a coalition of unions, church groups, and charities—are pushing for movement on “jobs, justice,... More »

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environment • London • England • protests • global economy • job • G20 • summit meeting • economic downturn • march

ANALYSIS

Safety Nets
Help Europe
Resist Stimulus

Protections for workers put in place long ago
may lessen the need

Mar 27, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ahead of next week's G20 summit, the US and Europe are engaged in a major dispute over the best way to end the global recession: Washington wants more stimulus, while Germany and other EU nations say they've done enough. One overlooked factor in the debate, writes Nicholas Kulish in... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Europe • recession • economic stimulus package • G20

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