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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

Will troubled ITV be feeling Green?

13.10.09
SO Sir Crispin Davis didn’t want it and Sir Michael Bishop has said no. Won’t anyone take charge of dear old ITV? As every day passes without a puff of white smoke, the likelihood of a bid for the broadcaster is increasing... more

Ex Bank aide attacks ‘bizarre’ Tory plan

09.10.09
Tory party conference: David Cameron's economic plans have been branded 'wildly dangerous' by former senior Bank of England official... more

City Spy: Bank on an early Budget, by George

16.09.09
It's official. We will have an emergency Budget next June or July. Shadow chancellor George Osborne made the commitment when fielding questions at The Spectator conference on business, politics and the media... more

Blanchflower blames MPC for being ‘feeble’

10.09.09
Former Bank of England member David Blanchflower today warned that the “feeble” monetary policy committee risked making the recession even worse ... more

City Spy: Extel’s orange is so like... Bloomberg

19.06.09
Bankers were donning the sunglasses in the City at lunchtime this week. Not outside, in the glorious sunshine, but indoors at the Guildhall, where the bright orange decor for the annual Extel analysts and brokers awards was causing a few grumbles. ... more

Where does Darling get his forecasts from?

23.04.09
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Blanchflower almost quit MPC over unheeded crisis warnings

20.04.09
David Blanchflower considered quitting his job at the Bank of England because his colleagues were too slow to deal with the recession... more

Give us a jobs Budget, Bank's dove cries

17.04.09
Bank of England dove David Blanchflower called for "a Budget for jobs" to stem the unemployment crisis gripping Britain... more

Sarkozy insists there is 'no agreement yet'

01.04.09
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel exposed the split at the heart of the G20 summit by warning that they will not tolerate a fresh global economic stimulus package... more

No love lost between PM and audit office

23.03.09
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Call for £90bn jobs fund

26.02.09
A leading economist called for immediate action to get people back to work as more firms warned of job losses... more

MPC voted 9-0 for printing more money

18.02.09
Economy: The Bank of England is poised to start printing money to prevent a sustained period of deflation and depression... more

Now teachers are having the last laugh on bankers

18.12.08
Away from the classroom, it doesn't take much to make overworked, stressed-out teachers cackle hysterically... more

Bank's rate cuts guru quits MPC and returns to US

10.12.08
Economy: David Blanchflower has stepped down from his role at the Bank of England... more

As jobless rate soars, under-25s feel worst of recession

13.11.08
Analysis: A key Government pledge to get more youngsters into work is lying in tatters after unemployment among 18- to 24-year-olds rocketed to a 13-year high... more

Mervyn's message: that was then - this is now

13.11.08
It was only three months ago, but it seems like a lost world. In August, the Bank of England Governor was admitting to feeling a slight autumnal chill as he introduced the quarterly Inflation Report, but there was no doubt what topped the monetary policy committee's agenda, as Mervyn King shocked us by admitting that inflation was set to hit 5% and stay there for several months... more

Brokers are betting blind and may leave you broke

28.10.08
The City has been trying to shake off the notion that it's a casino for some time, but at the moment that's exactly what it feels like... more

This storm is just beginning

16.10.08
The renewed instability in global stock markets should serve as a chilling warning against the strange triumphalism in Gordon Brown's camp as the Prime Minister basks in international acclaim at the EU economic summit... more

Jobless figures now set to top 3m

15.10.08
Economy: Unemployment has jumped at its fastest rate for 17 years and looks set to top three million... more

Recession pressure on Bank to slash the rate

03.10.08
A half-point cut in interest rates is on the cards as Britain plunges into recession... more

Travelling in turbulent times

12.09.08
The collapse of travel company XL Group, the third-largest package operator in the country, is another gloomy indicator of the state of the economy... more

Warning of 60,000 lost jobs a month hits pound

11.09.08
Bank of England member David Blanchflower has warned Britain is heading for a "horrible" unemployment surprise... more

Home loan approvals fall to new record low

01.09.08
The housing market plunges deeper into the abyss after mortgage lending crashed to a record low... more

Sterling in slide after Darling’s tale of woe

01.09.08
Sterling hit a record low against the euro today with the pound sliding to €1.229 — its lowest since the single European currency was launched... more

Bank split on which way rates must move

20.08.08
The Bank of England remains torn over interest rates as it grapples with the twin threat of runaway inflation and probable recession... more

Hawks and doves face off over next rate move

25.07.08
A three-way split on the Bank of England's monetary policy committee has left the City asking - what next for interest rates?... more

Economic dilemma leaves MPC in three-way rates split

23.07.08
A three-way split emerged at the top of the Bank of England as it grappled with the bleakest economic outlook since the 1990s recession... more

BoE top two split on next move for rates

19.03.08
Two members of the monetary policy committee voted for a March rate cut... more

Why interest rate cuts just don't work any more

21.02.08
It all used to be so simple. The Bank of England's monetary policy committee set its interest rate, and all the others fell into line. A fortnight ago, the MPC duly pulled the rate-cut lever, and signalled easier credit... more

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