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HSBC boss Stephen Green warns the crisis is 'far from over'

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Hopes that the worst of the recession may have passed have fuelled talk about what form the recovery will take when it finally comes ... more

Soros leads growing chorus of 'green shoots' optimists

11.05.09
Hopes rose that the economy would soon be in recovery mode after a flurry of positive predictions from pundits including billionaire investor George Soros... more

Soros: we are on road to recovery at last

11.05.09
Investment guru George Soros said that the worst of the global recession is over... more

Who was best at seeing the worst?

30.04.09
The race to claim intellectual pre-emption of the credit crunch reached the final furlong this week.... more

$1bn payday for four hedge fund chiefs

31.03.09
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EU's muscle could be world's saviour

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Will the rich ditch tax dodges for Obama

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‘Sterling is finished’ claim after 6-cent slump

20.01.09
Economics: The pound has crashed to its lowest levels since 2001 — down a staggering six cents, below $1.40 — as one of the world’s leading investors declared: “Sterling is finished.”... more

Zac stays loyal to eco-cause –but will Dave?

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Zac Goldsmith is to present the Sustainable City Awards on behalf of the City of London Corporation... more

Gallows humour — now everyone wants a bailout

17.11.08
After the bailout of the banks and pressure on Barack Obama to save General Motors, everyone wants a helping hand from the state... more

Hester decides to bank on a property rally

20.10.08
Stephen Hester, the boss of British Land and the soon-to-be chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has called the bottom of the property market, claiming it will be “some time next year”... more

Real money was made in this crisis, but it was not on TV

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The market fell on Friday (frisky, freaky — whatever) for a number of reasons, but panic selling had little to do with it... more

Tax breaks bring hope of success for bail-out

03.10.08
The addition of tax breaks for niche industries to the $700 billion US bank bail-out has raised hopes the rescue deal could be passed by Congress... more

US celebrates but Soros slams rescue deal as ill-conceived

02.10.08
George Soros has denounced America's $700 billion bank bail out as "ill-conceived" despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal... more

Why Hank’s way too busy for Gordon

26.09.08
Is there anything more pathetic than Gordon Brown’s trip to America?... more

Happy camper beats property crash with prime pitch

16.09.08
The rainy summer has inspired one tent owner to set up camp under the portico of a multimillion pound property in one of London's smartest streets... more

Anxious times for the hedgies at RAB Capital

12.09.08
THE received wisdom in hedge fund land is that the moment you start dictating to your investors how long they must stay, you are dead. ... more

Applegarth has some more explaining to do

22.07.08
Simon English discusses the book The Fall of Northern Rock, George Soros's latest bets, the price of oil, and the Carter administration... more

The gamblers sniffing a profit in the downturn

21.07.08
As the economic crisis deepens, hedge funds increasingly call the shots - and that spells trouble for Alistair Darling... more

Is Soros taking his biggest gamble ever?

18.07.08
The buzz in the City is that George Soros, the greatest speculator of the age, is betting heavily that the FTSE will plummet... more

Asian banks hit by debt held in mortgage giants

15.07.08
Asian stock markets dived amid the clearest signs yet of global contagion from the crisis at US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... more

Dollar and shares dive as global worries grow

15.07.08
The dollar tanked and London plunged deeper into the bear market on growing concerns over the state of the global economy... more

'Perfect storm' grows as inflation rate hits 26-year high

15.07.08
The cost of feeding a family has soared by more than 10 per cent in the last year, the highest rate for more than a quarter of a century... more

City jobs axe fear as the hiring drops away

10.04.08
Fears of sweeping job cuts in the City rise as hiring levels crash and banks delay bringing in new staff ... more

Hedge fund boss in £1.5bn subprime coup

08.04.08
Hedge fund manager John Paulson unveiled as the George Soros of the subprime credit crisis... more

Homes crisis: City chiefs make £800m

08.04.08
Two of London's wealthiest hedge fund managers paid themselves an estimated £400 million each last year, making them among the world's biggest winners from the credit crunch... more

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