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Fingers crossed for cheer next year

19.10.11
City comment: There is something called the Misery index, and it says UK families are under the greatest pressure in 17 years from rising prices and unemployment - the worst in fact since the unwinding of the 1990s recession... more

Half of all Germans want to ditch euro

30.09.11
Half of Germans want to ditch the euro and return to the deutschmark, a major survey showed just a day after Angela Merkel drove through a vote in favour of a Greek bailout... more

Cuts are 'biggest mistake in century' says ex-MPC member

13.10.10
Former Bank of England rate-setter labels the Government’s proposed spending cuts “the greatest macro-economic mistake in a century”... more

UK industry grows at fastest pace for 16 years

07.10.10
UK manufacturers defied double-dip gloom in August with a fourth-successive month of growth, official figures show... more

Pound leaps as numbers show ‘startlingly good’ economic growth

23.07.10
Sterling soars after a stunning rise in economic output raises hopes that the recovery will last... more

Manufacturing output races on despite fears of slow growth

20.07.10
Manufacturing output is rising at its fastest pace in 15 years, although concerns about the rate of growth may shake belief in a quick recovery... more

UK growth nudged up to 0.3% by good news in industry

25.05.10
The UK economy grew slightly faster in the first quarter than originally thought... more

High street sales find fighting back is a struggle

20.05.10
High street sales rise for a third month in a row but the pace of recovery shows signs of slowing... more

Interest rate rise feared as inflation hits 3.4%

20.04.10
A shock rise in the cost of living stokes fears that interest rates will rise sooner than expected... more

Manufacturing bounces back to give economy more hope

08.04.10
Strong manufacturing output during February, the biggest monthly jump since September, gives more recovery signals for the economy ... more

Bank of England pegs interest rates on new recovery signs

08.04.10
The Bank of England leaves interest rates at 0.5% as fresh green shoots of recovery emerge in the economy... more

Pay-freeze workers hit by jump in cost of living and taxes

23.03.10
Spending power of hundreds of thousands of Londoners was squeezed last month as the cost of living jumped while pay was frozen... more

Flat manufacturing hints at recession's return

13.01.10
A strong economic recovery looks a long way off with shock figures showing factory production stalled at the end of last year... more

Sharp rise in factory prices stokes inflation fears

08.01.10
Factory gate prices shot up by more than expected in December at the highest rate for nearly a year as economists fret about inflation... more

Services recovery lifts hopes that the recession is over

23.12.09
The recession appeared to finally be over today after the longest slump since the Second World War... more

Factory output is soaring

02.11.09
Britain showed further signs of economic recovery today after factory output hit its highest level for nearly two years ... more

Recession may be at end – but hold tight for rough ride ahead

20.10.09
Is the recession over? That question will finally be answered on Friday when gross domestic product figures for the third quarter are published... more

Inflation on the retreat as manufacturers cut prices

10.07.09
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 ... more

Economy is struggling back to health on factories’ output rise

01.07.09
The economy showed further signs of life as manufacturers put the worst of the recession behind them and the City bet interest rates will remain at record lows for another year ... more

Inflation falls but prices on high street rise

16.06.09
The official rate of inflation fell last month to 2.2 per cent, its lowest level since January last year... more

Rare triumph for Gordon Brown on best industry figures in a year

10.06.09
The UK economy was given a fresh boost after industrial production rose for the first time in more than a year ... more

Bank pressured to print more money as new cash is hoarded

01.05.09
The Bank of England was under pressure to print more money amid signs that its quantitative easing programme is not yet working ... more

Base rate could plunge to record-breaking 1 per cent

29.10.08
Interest rates are heading for just one per cent the lowest since 1694 by the end of next year, a leading City economist forecast... more

Cost of living set to tumble

14.10.08
The cost of living is set to be brought down with record cuts in interest rates and a fall in inflation... more

Price of eggs and butter up by more than 30 per cent as food bills rocket

16.09.08
Food bills have rocketed by 14.5 per cent over the past year, official figures revealed... more

Rate cuts forecast on King view inflation is peaking

16.09.08
Interest rates will be slashed to 3.5% from 5%, City economists forecast today, as the Governor of the Bank of England said inflation should fall next year amid fears of a stalling economy... more

£9.2bn borrowing surge as Brown loosens rules

18.07.08
Public sector borrowing surged by £9.2billion last month as the economic slowdown hammered public finances... 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


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