Sunday, November 18, 2012

Q&A: The US fiscal cliff


The US faces a deadline to agree new legislation that could make or break the global economic recovery.
The so-called "fiscal cliff" has been on the horizon for two years, but now the 31 December deadline is almost here.

Now that the presidential election is over it is hoped that policymakers will knuckle down to find a solution.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20237056?print=true