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Post strike: fear of Christmas walk-outs

22.10.09

London faces a Ł300million blow from the postal strike as fears grow of more walk-outs in the approach to Christmas... more

Striking Royal Mail workers target Christmas post

22.10.09

Latest: Union chiefs were tonight threatening Christmas postal chaos by announcing three more days of strikes next week... more

City jobs cheer but the recovery will be slow

15.10.09

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

Sterling plummets on interest rate news

12.10.09

Sterling fell to a five-month low today but shares in London hit this year’s high as investors bet interest rates will not go up until 2011 ... more

By curbing bonuses, you will be the loser, George

08.10.09

Last night I sat down for my weekly drink with one of my more experienced friends in the world of banking... more

City still has not made up its mind about Osborne

06.10.09

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? ... more

Jobless figures reach 15-year high

12.08.09

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Trafalgae Square - Fountains turn green as London heatwave hits 32C

30.06.09

The heatwave has turned Trafalgar Square’s fountains green... more

Labour boom was never sustainable, warn economists

29.06.09

Labour's economic good times were not sustainable as they were driven by hiring huge numbers of public sector workers and a credit boom, economists warned... more

City jobs back on the rise as banks boost their troops

15.05.09

Headhunters report the first tentative green shoots in the City jobs market since the collapse of Lehman Brothers last September ... more

Alistair Darling’s fantasy Budget exposed

24.04.09

Alistair Darling's key economic forecast in Wednesday’s Budget is destroyed by official figures... more

Hosting G20 summit 'will cost taxpayers Ł80million'

02.04.09

Hosting the G20 summit will cost Britain's economy Ł80million, more than four times the Government's official estimate... more

Analysts warn ‘it’s going to be horrible’ with the fall-out

23.01.09

City economists warn of growing fears that Britain is heading for a “horrible” Thirties-style Depression that will blight a generation... more

The worst downturn since 1980

23.01.09

Britain is officially in the grip of the worst recession since 1980... more

'150,000 London jobs to go this year'

13.01.09

A savage downturn in the London economy will destroy almost 150,000 jobs in the capital this year, according to a new forecast... more

Bankers brace for slim pickings as bonus time nears

02.01.09

Banking: Bankers face the prospect of "dramatically lower" bonuses this year and the prospect of future payouts being clawed back if their investments fail to perform... more

Bankers, your bonus this year will be that you keep your job

24.11.08

Analysis: Bankers' earnings are being held up to public scrutiny like never before... more

London on dole: 650,000 jobs will be lost by 2010

21.11.08

Some 650,000 jobs will be lost in London and the South-East by the time the recession has run its course in 2010, economists fear... more

50,000 estate agents face axe in next nine months

17.11.08

As many as 50,000 estate agents could lose their jobs by next autumn because of the worsening economic crisis, experts warn... more

Monthly figures reveal huge fall in property prices

27.10.08

Fresh evidence of London's collapsing property market emerged as new figures revealed prices in the capital fell almost nine per cent in the last month... more

London faces recession worse than Nineties

10.10.08

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

Relief for homeowners as mortgage costs fall

08.10.08

The cost of mortgages has fallen giving home-owners a long-awaited break from the credit crunch... more

Another 1200 jobs may be axed at struggling Lehman

29.08.08

Embattled investment bank Lehman Brothers is set to take the axe to 5% of its workforce, with another 1200 jobs at risk in what would be the fourth round of job cuts this year... more

City losing 300 jobs a week as credit crunch takes hold

13.05.08

The global credit crunch is claiming more than 300 jobs a week in the City... more

'20,000 City jobs will go' in credit crunch fallout

09.05.08

Over the next three years, London is set to lose close to 20,000 jobs, with The City bearing the brunt of the fallout.... 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

40,000 to face City jobs axe

15.04.08

Up to 40,000 City jobs could be axed as banks and stockbrokers deal with one of the worst financial crises in decades... more

Home loans: it's looking even worse

14.04.08

Hopes of another quick cut in interest rates to ease the credit crunch were dealt a huge blow ... more

Shops face closure after dismal Easter

25.03.08

A flood of weaker retailers could be forced into administration after a dire Easter weekend's trading... more

The 6.5mph C-charge zone

13.02.08

Traffic speeds in parts of the congestion charge zone have fallen dramatically - in some cases to even lower than before the toll was introduced five years ago... more