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Services boom is a quandary for the Bank of England

04.11.09

Britain moved a step closer to the end of recession today as the Bank of England grappled with how to secure a lasting recovery... more

What the City says…

03.11.09

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Factory output is soaring

02.11.09

Britain showed further signs of economic recovery today after factory output hit its highest level for nearly two years ... more

Banks hold back loans as lending hits nine-year low

25.08.09

Banks are still starving households and businesses of lending despite receiving billions of pounds of taxpayers' money in government bailouts... more

60% drop in home building

23.07.09

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Inflation on the retreat as manufacturers cut prices

10.07.09

There were fresh signs inflation is falling when prices at the factory gate were shown to be dropping at the fastest pace for 12 years ... more

Rally in services sector hits a hitch

03.07.09

The fragile state of the UK economy was underlined today after the recovery in the services sector stalled ... more

Consumers expect inflation to rise, says Bank survey

11.06.09

The British public expects inflation to pick up again in the coming year ... more

Hopes rise as decline in manufacturing slows

01.06.09

UK manufacturing declined at its lowest rate for a year last month, boosting hopes that there really are green shoots of recovery appearing in the hardest-hit part of the economy ... more

Sofa sales: the true indicator of recovery

16.04.09

Sofa sales will be the first sign that the economy is on the up, according to a report by economists... more

Earnings shock points to new action by Bank

18.03.09

Average earnings are rising at the slowest rate for 18 years, part of an economic picture that more than one analyst dubbed "truly awful"... more

MPC voted 9-0 for printing more money

18.02.09

Economy: The Bank of England is poised to start printing money to prevent a sustained period of deflation and depression... more

Demand slump cuts trade gap to Ł7.4bn

10.02.09

Economy: The UK trade deficit with the rest of the world fell to an 18-month low in December as a slump in domestic demand led to a collapse in imports... more

British manufacturing output slumps to worst since 1980s

09.01.09

Trade: November was the worst month for British manufacturers since the mid 1980s as export markets dried up, firms went bust and domestic demand was reined in... more

Britain’s manufacturing industry faces worst decline for almost 30 years

09.01.09

Trade: November was the worst month for British manufacturers since the mid 1980s as export markets dried up, firms went bust and domestic demand was reined in... more

Big drop in factory-gate prices gives room for a new rate cut

10.11.08

Interest rates are set to tumble further after latest figures indicated inflation is falling at its fastest rate in a generation.... more

500,000 to fall into personal insolvency in three years

07.11.08

Up to half a million people will be overwhelmed by their debts over the next three years, a leading City economist warned... more

Obama spells hope for a real market bounce

05.11.08

Students of these things say you can make money in the American stock market by playing the election cycle... more

World set for worst recession since war, says think tank

31.10.08

The world is heading for its worst recession since the Second World War, a leading economic think tank said... more

House prices 'will fall another 25% next year'

24.10.08

House prices could fall by a further 25 per cent by late 2009, influential economic analysts warn ... more

Shock in the City as UK economy falls off a cliff

24.10.08

City analysts warned that Britain could be facing a severe recession as ˇ°truly direˇ± official figures revealed that the economy is contracting much faster than expected... more

Cost of living set to tumble

14.10.08

The cost of living is set to be brought down with record cuts in interest rates and a fall in inflation... more

Output falls for the sixth month in row

07.10.08

British manufacturing has plunged into its worst crisis for nearly 30 years as the economy heads into recession... more

Falling oil brightens outlook

03.10.08

It is tempting to believe when the credit markets are in turmoil and the banking world is coming apart at the seams that this is the only thing happening in the world... more

Anger at ban on short-selling as shares rocket up

19.09.08

Markets: Confusion reigned in the City after an emergency move to ban short-selling was launched by the Financial Services Authority last night... more

Price of eggs and butter up by more than 30 per cent as food bills rocket

16.09.08

Food bills have rocketed by 14.5 per cent over the past year, official figures revealed... more

Economy on rocks as credit crunch worsens

28.08.08

A full-blown recession is forecast next year after home prices fall... more

Reasons for cheer amid turmoil

27.06.08

Other things being equal, the market looks much more sensibly priced at these lower levels. Unfortunately, other things seldom are equal... more

Flat for sale, Ł1m price cut

02.06.08

The owner of a central London flat has knocked almost £1 million off the asking price in an attempt to sell as the credit crunch tightens... more

High street hit by rising costs, falling spending

15.04.08

Fears of a high street meltdown grew today as figures showed stores caught in a deadly squeeze between rising costs and weak consumer spending... more