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Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan says Budget tax rises are inevitable after
the election.

Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan says Budget tax rises are inevitable after
the election.

Europe faces a commercial property debt timebomb with almost €1 trillion
(£896bn) outstanding from the sector and a quarter of that potentially
distressed.

Here’s a telling factoid  from BNP Paribas’ Emerging Markets team on the state of  global risk appetite.

A Ukrainian local debt auction on Tuesday attracted what…

One in five pensioners releasing equity from their home has credit card debt.

The world’s five biggest AAA-rated states are all at risk of soaring debt
costs and will have to implement austerity plans that threaten “social
cohnesion”, according to a report on sovereign debt by Moody’s.

Ineos, the chemicals giant, is understood to be in talks with Middle Eastern
investors that could lead to the company hiving off assets.

Chinese banks face a $350bn (£230bn) debt time bomb that could mirror the
financial crisis suffered by US and European banks, according to banking
experts.

Chinese banks face a $350bn (£230bn) debt time bomb that could mirror the
financial crisis suffered by US and European banks, according to banking
experts.

Europe’s governments are at increasing risk of an interest rate shock this
year as the lingering effects of the Great Recession drive debt issuance to
record levels and saturate bond markets, according to Standard & Poor’s.