Brazil unveils measures to boost industry. Moves will cost the treasury R$5.8bn in foregone taxes. (Financial Times 16/04/12)

China made one of its strongest moves yet to show that it believes the yuan is ready to become a global currency by loosening daily trading limits. (The Wall Street Journal 16/04/12)

Carlyle takes cautious approach in IPO price. Carlyle Group plans to sell 30.5 million shares priced between $23 and $25 in its initial public offering, valuing the firm toward the lower end of what had been expected. (The Wall Street Journal 16/04/12)

Landlords warn on UK stamp duty. New 15% rate for £2m homes to hurt industry. (Financial Times 16/04/12)

US economy picks up. Risks remain. After more than two years of frustrating fits and starts, the U.S. economy is showing signs of moving onto firmer ground. A host of reports underscored that point, as well as the perils that persist. (The Wall Street Journal 02/03/12)

Oil leaps to highest level since mid-2008. (Financial Times 02/03/12)

Brazil declares new “currency war”. Government extends tax on foreign borrowings. (Financial Times 02/03/12)

Loans to banks cool debt crisis. Buyers lined up for auctions of government debt, strong evidence that the wave of cash injected into lenders by the ECB is finding its way to stressed governments. (The Wall Street Journal 02/03/12)

Argentina’s government has asked companies to stop importing products from the U.K., in the latest escalation of tensions between the countries over the Falkland Islands. (The Wall Street Journal 02/03/12)

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 advanced and developing economies, after a two-day meeting in Mexico, indicated they anticipate an agreement to expand Europe’s rescue fund, of two billion dollars, next month. (The Wall Street Journal 27/02/12)

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s effort to rally Germans behind her strategy for saving Greece and the euro suffered a blow after a senior member of her government said Athens should be encouraged to leave the currency bloc. (The Wall Street Journal 27/02/12)

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said that China’s economic growth model is “unsustainable” and urged deep reforms to avoid a sharp downturn on growth over the coming two decades. (The Wall Street Journal 27/02/12)

Wells Fargo set for further expansion. US bank plans to increase size of wealth and insurance units. (Financial Times 27/02/12)

Madrid presses EU to ease deficit targets. Spanish economy forecast to contract 1%. (Financial Times 24/02/12)

ECB chief Draghi warned European countries that there is no escape from tough austerity measures and that the Continent’s traditional social contract is obsolete.(The Wall Street Journal 24/02/12)

Europe and US to clash over online data protection. Proposal for a series of agreements between consumer groups and online advertisers to be pioneered by US. (Financial Times 24/02/12)

Lloyds Banking Group posted a full-year net loss of £2.8 billion, hit by impairment charges and restructuring costs, and said the medium-term outlook remains challenging. (The Wall Street Journal 24/02/12)

G-20 asks Europe to beef up funds. Members of the Group of 20 advanced and developing economies plan to renew pressure on Europeans in coming days to expand their Continent-wide bailout funds, despite the latest rescue deal for Greece. (The Wall Street Journal 23/02/12)

Germany fights eurozone firewall moves. Berlin confident in €500bn European stability mechanism. (Financial Times 23/02/12)

SEC Chairman Schapiro said she is worried about the role of high-frequency traders in the stock market and hinted at new policies aimed at curbing frenetic market activity. (The Wall Street Journal 23/02/12)

RBS said that it slumped to a 2011 full-year net loss of nearly $3.13 billion as the euro-zone crisis continued to weigh on its investment banking division and Greek debt write-downs hurt the U.K. bank’s bottom line. (The Wall Street Journal 23/02/12)