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ECB: banks risk being hooked on bailouts

20.11.09
The head of the European Central Bank today warned that banks run the risk of becoming addicted to the cheap funding it has supplied to save the system from collapse ... more

Global markets to stay ‘sweet’ as G20 keeps stimulus regime

04.09.09
Global stock markets were today tipped to enjoy a “sweet spot” for some time as world leaders plough on with stimulus packages for the economy ... more

King leaves rates on hold and prints £50bn

07.05.09
The Bank of England promised to pump an extra £50 billion into the economy to drag Britain out of recession... more

Euro falls as Trichet champions the dollar

17.04.09
The euro fell to its lowest level for a month against the dollar after president of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet admitted a strong dollar was in America's interests... more

Footsie shoots above 4000 on hopes of an end to downturn

02.04.09
Shares in London and across the world shot ahead tonight amid hopes of a deal by world leaders at the G20 summit... more

Worldwide economy reels under new blows

09.01.09
Economy: Britain’s manufacturing industry is in its worst decline for almost 30 years, US unemployment is at its highest level for more than 15 years and Europe’s recession is rapidly catching up with the rest of the world’s... more

Laughter and hard-headed realism from the banks' pearly queen

10.12.08
Interview: It's just as well Angela Knight laughs a lot - as chief executive of the British Bankers' Association, she needs a sense of humour ... more

Cameron launches attack on Labour’s ‘reckless’ borrowing

09.12.08
Tory leader David Cameron has challenged the direction of Downing Street’s counter-recession strategy, branding it a “reckless” borrowing binge that could actually slow down recovery... more

Battered sterling tumbles towards parity with euro

05.12.08
Sterling is on course for its worst week ever against the European single currency, raising the prospect of a one pound euro... more

Fed to step up battle against recession with new rate cut

29.10.08
Economy: The US Federal Reserve is set to slash interest rates as central banks around the world accelerate the fight against recession... more

The worldwide domino effect

29.09.08
Credit Crunch: The international banking crisis has swept across the continent claiming its first major victims in the Eurozone... more

UK fears as Germany on brink of recession

14.08.08
Fears for the health of the UK economy intensified as figures emerged suggesting that the slowdown is taking the rest of Europe close to recession... more

ECB lifts interest rates as inflation worries grow

03.07.08
The European Central Bank have raised interest rates for the first time since the onset of the credit crunch as it stepped up its fight against inflation... more

Tackling inflation priority as crunch goes on - Trichet

19.05.08
The credit crunch is far from over, according to European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet... more

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