Britain's manufacturers clawed back ground lost to the Royal Wedding and Japan's tsunami but the spurt could prove a "final hurrah" for the sector as momentum fades, experts warn... more
Soaring inflation bit into the nation's nest eggs and hammered disposable incomes in the first three months of this year, official figures reveal... more
It is a useful rule of thumb about Budgets that the less the Chancellor has to say about how to solve the nation's financial problems, the more he puts himself about beforehand... more
Fresh slump in mortgage lending triggers warnings over the 'near-paralysis' of the market amid mounting signs of ebbing confidence as consumers brace themselves for austerity Britain... more
Hopes of a swift recovery from the recession were dashed as City economists warned that Britain is now likely to face a longer battle to restore the country to prosperity... more
City economists scrambling to rewrite forecasts for the year after a shocking decline in second-quarter output that none of them managed to predict... more
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
Retail: British retail sales unexpectedly rose in January as shoppers took advantage of aggressive price cuts to stock up on new clothes, books and CDs in the post-Christmas sales... more
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
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