Here are the details of Rudd's banking insurance scheme and how economists are reacting to it. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.

• Business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• kevin-rudd,

The latest bad news from the world share markets, and how the pundits see it. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.

• Business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• markets

Another day, another day of suffering for the globe's stock market's. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis,

Although not as bad as Monday's falls, the world stock markets still made substantial losses yesterday. By Glenn Dyer and Thomas Hunter.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis

Markets everywhere have taken massive losses overnight. Here's a guide who lost what, and what the pundits think about it. Compiled by Glenn Dyer and Thomas Hunter.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• bailout,
• world-markets,

Economists were caught unawares by the size of the rate cut, but feel it is the appropriate move. Interviews by Thomas Hunter.

With tentative agreement reached between Democrats and Republicans on the details of the bailout, now US lawmakers are waiting, fingers crossed. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.

• Business,
• economy,
• credit-crisis,
• wall-street

Some key moments in the history the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.

• Business,
• economy,
• credit-crisis,
• subprime

Speaking exclusively to Crikey, Tim Flannery has solid praise for the emissions targets set today by Ross Garnaut, but says the game could change drastically in as little as five years from now.

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• environment,
• emissions-trading,
• ross-garnaut,
• tim-flannery

Tomorrow's much-touted rate cut by the Reserve Bank will have little real impact on household budget, say four leading Australian economists. But it's a welcome signal.

• Economy-business,
• banks,
• rba,
• saul-eslake