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Banks still reining in lending despite incentives

2009-11-19T14:58:20Z

Despite massive injections of public money and government promises to eat up bad debt, banks are still being stingy about lending to UK businesses figures suggest

Petrol will hit �5 a gallon as inflation rises for the first time since February

2009-11-17T13:26:48Z

Video: Surging petrol prices have pushed the rate of inflation up for the first time since February

Builders still feeling the pain

2009-11-03T13:27:59Z

Latest construction activity figures reveal the market contracted for the second month in succession and last month it fell at a faster rate than in September

House prices hit one-year high but rise is slowing

2009-10-30T09:02:42Z

NEW: House prices are higher than they were a year ago for the first time since the start of the recession

How the sectors have been affected

2009-10-23T13:31:55Z

This year it appears that retailers will be right in predicting Christmas will be tough. Top retail bosses including Topshop owner Sir Philip Green have been saying for months that talk that the recession was over looked premature.

Recovery hopes grow as manufacturers up prices

2009-09-11T14:22:54Z

Prices are again rising at the factory gate, sparking hopes of renewed economic recovery but also raising the spectre of inflation and tighter profit margins for business

Jobless figures reach 15-year high

2009-08-12T05:54:05Z

Worst recession for half a century

2009-07-24T08:37:22Z

Hopes of swift end to economic turmoil shaken as figures reveal far worse than expected decline in economy making it the worst recession in Britain in 50 years

Inflation on the retreat as manufacturers cut prices

2009-07-10T12:59:33Z

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

Pound rises to year high as inflation refuses to budge

2009-06-16T13:32:04Z

Inflation is falling at a slower rate than anticipated, prompting fears that interest rates might start rising sooner rather than later

Leap in home loans fuels hopes recession has ended

2009-06-11T12:30:35Z

The number of people signing up to new mortgages leapt in the spring, the latest signal that green shoots in the UK economy may be taking root

Surprise rise in UK industrial output

2009-06-10T10:26:59Z

The UK�s industrial output unexpectedly rose in April, the first month-on-month increase since February 2008, figures published today show

Rise in mortgage deals brings hope that homes market has bottomed out

2009-04-14T13:35:34Z

The housing market was given a glimmer of hope with a small rise in the number of home loans

UK manufacturing down in February for 12th month

2009-04-07T11:47:00Z

Manufacturing output in Britain declined in February for the 12th consecutive month, although at the slowest rate in half a year, the government said

Signs of recovery as new mortgage deals leap by 19%

2009-03-30T13:26:49Z

The first signs of recovery in the housing market emerged with a sharp rise in the number of new buyers

Earnings shock points to new action by Bank

2009-03-18T13:58:31Z

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

Tumbling rates may bring end to free banking

2009-03-05T09:26:23Z

The future of free banking is in fresh doubt as historically low interest rates threaten bank profits

House prices fall again but signs point to buyer return

2009-02-26T09:20:04Z

Property: The slump in house prices accelerated this month, dashing hopes that the decline was coming to an end

Interest rate could drop to just 1 per cent

2009-01-21T15:00:34Z

Interest rates look set to be slashed to a record low next month after the Bank of England revealed there was unanimous support for this month's cut

Bosses gloomy in CBI survey

2008-11-19T13:53:01Z

Economy: Manufacturers are at their most depressed since 1980 according to the latest survey from the CBI

Bank urged to cut rates as service sector suffers

2008-11-05T10:32:37Z

The Bank of England was asked to slash interest rates after a key part of the economy sank deeper into recession

Property prices hit by record fall

2008-10-28T14:27:37Z

Fresh evidence of the turmoil in the housing market emerged as new figures showed prices down by eight per cent and repossessions soaring

Output falls for the sixth month in row

2008-10-07T13:41:01Z

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

High Street sales plunge to lowest for 25 years

2008-07-29T13:18:56Z

City economists warn of approaching recession as High Street consumer spending slows down amidst rising food, fuel and mortgage prices

Woe for UK factories fires fears of recession

2008-07-01T13:49:53Z

Britain is on the verge of a stagflationary recession with prices galloping out of control and demand drying up

Savers pile it up, card debt leaps

2008-06-30T14:00:35Z

A tale of two personal finance consumers emerged today as those who can afford to save banked their cash at the fastest rate in six years while those who cannot are heaping more and more on their credit cards

House market throttled as loans fall 56%

2008-06-24T13:05:56Z

The biggest ever fall in the number of mortgages being approved has been reported

Price fears hold Bank back from a rate cut

2008-05-08T13:33:32Z

The Bank of England resisted calls to make its first back-to-back cut in interest rates in nearly seven years as the threat of rising inflation persisted

City greets Bank help but warns on housing

2008-04-21T14:34:02Z

The City welcomes the BoE's �50bn funding package - but warns there is no magic cure for the housing market

Deficit dents Darling plan as borrowing overshoots

2008-04-18T14:54:42Z

The public finances are heading for the rocks, according to City economists