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TOKYO--Tokyo stocks tumbled to their sharpest loss in over two years, as spiking government bond yields, weak China manufacturing data, and a falling dollar combined to trigger heavy selling across the board, beginning with exporters, financials, and real ...

Behind closed doors at the fund's Washington headquarters, Mr Osborne challenged Olivier Blanchard, IMF chief economist, about the Frenchman's comments that Britain was �playing with fire� over its austerity drive, setting up a battle over the impending IMF ...

LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 7:38am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed Lloyds Banking Group said it had raised 450 million pounds from the sale of 15 percent of wealth manager St. James's Place to boost its capital.

The boss of Britain's biggest building society says a government scheme could make it even harder for first-time buyers to bag a home.