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Pound on a roller-coaster ride as Bank stokes hopes

23.09.09
Sterling fluctuated violently as the Bank of England stoked hopes of “a virtuous upward spiral for the economy” but warned of “false dawns” as the UK pulls out of recession... more

City Spy: No fun at ITV in this Ball game

11.09.09
Just how wide is the opposition to Tony Ball being made ITV's next chief executive within the higher reaches of the broadcaster? Very, is the answer.... 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

Pound parity with euro may be only weeks away

11.12.08
The pound slumps to a new low as the run on sterling looks set to take the UK to unprecedented parity with the euro within weeks... more

Nannies first to go as City job losses and pay cuts hit home

19.09.08
The after-shocks of this week's global banking crisis are already starting to sweep through the London economy... 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

Barker warning on damage of rate rise

14.07.08
A key member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee has dampened speculation that interest rates are set to rise... 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

Builders on slide after 'worse than Nineties' warning

26.06.08
Housebuilders' shares are back on the slide after a top Bank of England official declares the current slump in building activity is even worse than in the 1990s recession... more

Bank chief: Interest rates on hold to fight inflation

26.06.08
Bank of England governor Mervyn King signalled that further interest rates rises were on hold... more

You might not get a mortgage, Bank chief warns the first-time buyers

20.03.08
First-time buyers have received a stark warning that rising mortgage costs may stop them getting on the housing ladder even if house prices slump... more

City traders in £1.4bn bonus scam

20.03.08
A leading City investment bank has uncovered a £1.4billion scam by rogue traders desperately trying to protect their bonuses... 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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