Silvio Berlusconi's return to power in Italy is a nightmare come true for the European Central Bank, opening the way for a Rome-Paris axis with the political muscle to force a change in monetary policy.

Added: 2008-04-16

Berlusconi plans Paris-Rome axis to humble European Central Bank

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New Pakistani PM frees detained judges

Pakistan's National Assembly elected as prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in the PPP party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, five weeks after it won a general election

Alistair Darlings budget will appease non-doms

ALISTAIR DARLING is set to announce concessions this week on his controversial plans to tax non-doms and non-residents, in a bid to placate business.

UK homeowners must face reality, agent warns

House sellers are refusing to face up to the reality of the credit crunch by putting their homes on the market at unrealistically high prices, according to the latest survey from Rightmove.