THE Bank of England today gave its strongest hint yet that a return to the printing presses is on the cards to ward off a double-dip recession. ... more
Would George Osborne consider a Plan B if it was called something else? Labelling anything Plan B suggests there was a Plan A and it failed. Osborne is not going to admit that... more
Does Kate Robertson, co-founder of One Young World and chairman of Havas agency Euro RSCG Worldwide, have regrets about hiring Andy Coulson as a consultant to her global conference for future world leaders?... more
Families are facing the biggest peace-time squeeze in their spending power since 1921 as wages fail to keep up with soaring inflation, according to a new report... more
The largest chunk of the economy was the biggest disappointment in February as services firms dealt a blow to hopes of a convincing bounce-back from the UK's shock decline at the end of 2010... more
Seven out of 10 UK bankers and financial services professionals expect to take home more pay this year than last with over half anticipating a bigger bonus than they received in 2009... more
London’s lead over the rest of the UK is set to narrow as the capital’s growth prospects face a triple whammy, the Centre for Economics and Business Research warns... more
City Comment: UK house prices should have fallen a lot further than they have done in this recession, or so many economists would have us believe... more
Even bankers are struggling to get mortgages from high street lenders, so tough have their requirements become in the fallout from the credit crunch... more
City workers are on course for bonuses of about £6.75 billion next year according to a new report that has reignited the row over 'extraordinary' banker pay packages... more
Douglas McWilliams, chief executive of the Centre for Economics and Business Research, boasts that unlike some financial think tanks, the CEBR's forecasts for last year weren't too far awry... more
Up to 20,000 jobs will be created in the City over the next three years as banks and fund managers start the slow recovery from the credit crisis, according to a leading economics consultancy ... more
A rift over Europe may be giving David Cameron a headache at the Conservative conference in Manchester this week but another question dominated the City today: is George Osborne up to the job as Chancellor?
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London is at the start of an 18-month recession that will be longer and deeper than the downturn in the rest of the country, a leading forecaster warned... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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