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John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as US secretary of state News
30.01.2013 John Kerry's nomination as the new secretary of state has been passed by the US Senate.Categories: Politics, Government -
Obama to announce long-promised jobs stimulus plan News
31.08.2011 With US President Obama gearing up to reveal a new jobs initiative for the US next week, he hinted yesterday ahead of his long-awaited plan that his proposed policy options... -
US Senate the latest victim in spree of cyber attacks News
14.06.2011 The US Senate has become the latest high-profile casualty of a cyber attack. Just days after Citigroup and the IMF confirmed they had been attacked, hacker group LulzSec has... -
Up in the air News
08.12.2010 Just when the world’s largest economy could do with a little predictability, the one thing the approaching new year guarantees for the US is continued political uncertainty....Categories: Government, Politics -
Obama challenges Republicans to co-operate on economy News
04.11.2010 US President Barack Obama last night accepted responsibility for the poor showing by the Democrats in the mid-term elections, but challenged Republicans to work with him on... -
US Senate passes Wall Street reform bill News
16.07.2010 US lawmakers have passed a series of reforms for the financial sector that will result in the most radical shake-up of Wall Street since those which followed the Great Depression.Categories: Leadership -
US Senate takes major step to Wall Street reform News
21.05.2010 The US Senate has cleared a key hurdle towards significant reform of Wall Street in passing a bill which sets out the biggest overhaul of financial regulation in the US since...Categories: Leadership -
US Senate targets credit-rating agencies News
14.05.2010 The US Senate has voted in favour of a provision that would place greater supervision on the activities of credit-rating agencies.Categories: LeadershipTags: US Senate, Credit Rating Agency, -
US Republicans block debate on financial reform bill News
27.04.2010 US Republican senators have blocked debate on a financial reform bill proposed by Democrats that aims to implement sweeping changes in how the US financial system is regulated.Categories: Leadership -
New US bank regulation bill tackles ‘too big to fail’ issue News
16.03.2010 The Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Chris Dodd yesterday unveiled a new banking regulation bill, which includes a measure that would allow the US Government...Categories: Leadership -
Bernanke given second term as Fed Chairman News
29.01.2010 Ben Bernanke has been reappointed to serve a second term as the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve.Categories: Leadership -
Support grows for Bernanke's confirmation News
25.01.2010 It appears that the US Federal Reserve Chairman and Time’s Person of the Year for 2009 Ben Bernanke will secure confirmation from the US Senate this week to allow his second...Categories: Leadership -
Senator Edward Kennedy dies aged 77 News
26.08.2009 Irish American Senator Edward Kennedy has died aged 77 following a long battle with brain cancer.Categories: Leadership -
US Senate passes stimulus package News
11.02.2009 President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill was passed by a small margin in the US Senate last night – or rather the Senate’s version of the Bill. Now the hard negotiations will...Categories: LeadershipTags: US Congress, US Senate, -
US Senate to resume Stimulus debate today News
06.02.2009 The US Senate debate on President Barack Obama's stimulus package is due to resume today, following talks that continued in to last night over the huge package proposed.Categories: LeadershipTags: US Senate, -
US Congress approves $819bn stimulus package News
29.01.2009 President Barack Obama managed to get his massive $819bn tax and spending bill through Congress yesterday evening, although not with the level of bipartisan support he was...Categories: Leadership -
