George Osborne’s credit easing to fill gap left by Project Merlin
The chancellor announces steps to avoid another credit crunch
Consortium to bankroll cheap loans for ‘green deal’ energy efficiency drive
Banks, power firms and others are joining forces to provide the cheap loans that will bankroll the government's 'green deal' energy efficiency drive
A Robin Hood tax could turn the banks from villains to heroes
Bill Nighy: An EU-wide Robin Hood tax is close to becoming reality. Cameron must now tell the City to get on board
Trader’s Goldman Sachs comments spark BBC hoax claims
Alessio Rastani, who claimed on BBC News 'I dream of another recession', is not a 'Yes Man' – but he could be an honest trader. By John Plunkett and Tara Conlan
George Osborne: Eurozone has six weeks to resolve financial crisis
George Osborne made it clear that the €400bn (£350bn) European Financial Stability Facility needs to be beefed up
Bill Gates backs Robin Hood tax on bank trades
Miocrosoft founder to tell G20 to back the tax which could raise $48bn a year for aid and development
Banks face ‘far-reaching’ reform as 358-page report is released
George Osborne heralds year-long review into the sector as a 'decisive moment' to force through major changes
Vickers report on banking: full reaction
The Independent Commission on Banking's final report has been welcomed by the government, but unions claim much-needed reforms are being delayed
Vickers report: banks get until 2019 to ringfence high street operations
Britain's biggest banks are to escape a full-scale break-up and get longer than expected to protect their retail businesses from their 'casino' investment banking arms
Banking reforms: battlelines drawn over Vickers proposals
Row expected over timing of ringfencing plans, with Lib Dems hoping to get legislation into financial services bill
Alistair Darling’s anger hardly seems to matter as the gloom descends
The impact of the former chancellor's book on his party pales into insignificance given the current dangers of the austerity consensus
Osborne says it would be ‘foolish’ not to reform banks
Chancellor to see copy of Vickers report on financial sector before official publication
Item Club warns ringfencing banks will harm growth
Forecasting group says that Sir John Vickers' likely proposals could wipe 0.3% off GDP
David Hare: ‘It’s absurd, but I feel insecure’
David Hare is one of Britain's most successful and political playwrights. His work has taken on everything from the invasion of Iraq to the global financial meltdown, yet today he finds himself confounded by world events, and uncertain what to write