George Bush is to visit Britain next month during a tour of European nations, the White House has announced

Added: 2008-05-21

Bush to visit Britain next month

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US household wealth declines

American households are getting poorer for the first time in more than five years, according to figures from the Federal Reserve, as falling share prices add to the damage from declining house prices

Top banks call for relaxed writedown rules

The world's leading banks have stepped up pressure to relax controversial accounting rules with a new plan aimed at breaking the "downward spiral" of huge writedowns, emergency fundraisings and fire-sales of assets

Qataris eye London as they plan £5bn spree

A consortium of Qatari state-backed investors is preparing to invest up to £5bn in UK and European commercial property.