David Cameron warns of more cuts – (many, many more, adds IFS)

Get ready for more cuts. That was the message delivered by David Cameron to the CBI’s annual conference when he warned that more savings would have to be found in the next parliament. Just how big those savings will need to be is still a matter of conjecture.

Ed Balls told to take clearer line on budget deficit

Shadow cabinet members are privately expressing concern that Ed Balls needs to adopt a more clearly defined position on the budget deficit after recent statements that have left many of them confused.

As G20 chases growth goal, members differ on how to get there

(Reuters) - Financial leaders of the Group of 20 top economies remain committed to chasing higher global growth, but were divided on how to achieve it as Germany pushed back at calls from the United States and others for more immediate stimulus.

Analysis: Hardest yet to come for France's Hollande on reforms

(Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has won cautious backing from Berlin, Brussels and financial markets for a centrist reform push that could be his last chance to get the euro zone's second largest economy motoring.

Barack Obama: US wealthiest must pay more tax

US President Obama has reiterated his call for high earners in the US to pay more in taxes, in his first news conference since winning re-election.

George Osborne gets bolder with each Budget – but it’s still not enough

Luckily for George Osborne, not many people have noticed the heckler that he has created to pass comment on his budgets.

Barack Obama urges Congress to extend payroll tax cut

US President Barack Obama urged Congress Saturday to quickly pass an extension of the payroll tax cut to prevent a tax increase on 160 million Americans.

Britain's poorest hit by £2.5bn 'stealth tax'

Tax cuts for low and middle-income families in April will be dwarfed by hidden reductions in tax credits, according to a study for The Independent.