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Post strike: fear of Christmas walk-outs

2009-10-22T12:58:08Z

London faces a �300million blow from the postal strike as fears grow of more walk-outs in the approach to Christmas

Striking Royal Mail workers target Christmas post

2009-10-22T05:51:44Z

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

City jobs cheer but the recovery will be slow

2009-10-15T07:26:06Z

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

Sterling plummets on interest rate news

2009-10-12T11:55:35Z

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

By curbing bonuses, you will be the loser, George

2009-10-08T05:57:27Z

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

City still has not made up its mind about Osborne

2009-10-06T07:33:19Z

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?

Jobless figures reach 15-year high

2009-08-12T05:54:05Z

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

2009-06-30T13:40:03Z

The heatwave has turned Trafalgar Square�s fountains green

Labour boom was never sustainable, warn economists

2009-06-29T13:12:37Z

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

City jobs back on the rise as banks boost their troops

2009-05-15T08:32:05Z

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

Alistair Darling�s fantasy Budget exposed

2009-04-24T13:19:47Z

Alistair Darling's key economic forecast in Wednesday�s Budget is destroyed by official figures

Hosting G20 summit 'will cost taxpayers �80million'

2009-04-02T08:24:39Z

Hosting the G20 summit will cost Britain's economy �80million, more than four times the Government's official estimate

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

2009-01-23T15:10:57Z

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

The worst downturn since 1980

2009-01-23T09:31:27Z

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

'150,000 London jobs to go this year'

2009-01-13T09:29:25Z

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

Bankers brace for slim pickings as bonus time nears

2009-01-02T09:43:24Z

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

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

2008-11-24T10:16:48Z

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

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

2008-11-21T09:17:02Z

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

50,000 estate agents face axe in next nine months

2008-11-17T09:33:18Z

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

Monthly figures reveal huge fall in property prices

2008-10-27T09:33:27Z

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

London faces recession worse than Nineties

2008-10-10T08:02:32Z

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

Relief for homeowners as mortgage costs fall

2008-10-08T08:36:08Z

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

Another 1200 jobs may be axed at struggling Lehman

2008-08-29T10:34:19Z

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

City losing 300 jobs a week as credit crunch takes hold

2008-05-13T10:36:27Z

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

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

2008-05-09T07:52:55Z

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

High street hit by rising costs, falling spending

2008-04-15T15:18:33Z

Fears of a high street meltdown grew today as figures showed stores caught in a deadly squeeze between rising costs and weak consumer spending

40,000 to face City jobs axe

2008-04-15T15:15:27Z

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

Home loans: it's looking even worse

2008-04-14T08:26:07Z

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

Shops face closure after dismal Easter

2008-03-25T08:51:10Z

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

The 6.5mph C-charge zone

2008-02-13T09:17:58Z

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