http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-43672-kate-barker/topic-rss.do Kate Barker RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23747802-pound-on-a-roller-coaster-ride-as-bank-stokes-hopes.do 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 2009-09-23T12:53:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23742925-city-spy-no-fun-at-itv-in-this-ball-game.do 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. 2009-09-11T07:47:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23705942-rare-triumph-for-gordon-brown-on-best-industry-figures-in-a-year.do The UK economy was given a fresh boost after industrial production rose for the first time in more than a year 2009-06-10T12:26:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23600106-pound-parity-with-euro-may-be-only-weeks-away.do 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 2008-12-11T09:33:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23557580-nannies-first-to-go-as-city-job-losses-and-pay-cuts-hit-home.do The after-shocks of this week's global banking crisis are already starting to sweep through the London economy 2008-09-19T08:12:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23521034-hawks-and-doves-face-off-over-next-rate-move.do A three-way split on the Bank of England's monetary policy committee has left the City asking - what next for interest rates? 2008-07-25T09:23:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23516043-barker-warning-on-damage-of-rate-rise.do A key member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee has dampened speculation that interest rates are set to rise 2008-07-14T13:16:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23507227-ecb-lifts-interest-rates-as-inflation-worries-grow.do 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 2008-07-03T11:27:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23500666-builders-on-slide-after-worse-than-nineties-warning.do 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 2008-06-26T12:40:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23500707-bank-chief-interest-rates-on-hold-to-fight-inflation.do Bank of England governor Mervyn King signalled that further interest rates rises were on hold 2008-06-26T13:52:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23459974-you-might-not-get-a-mortgage-bank-chief-warns-the-first-time-buyers.do 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 2008-03-20T09:44:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23459973-city-traders-in-14bn-bonus-scam.do A leading City investment bank has uncovered a £1.4billion scam by rogue traders desperately trying to protect their bonuses 2008-03-20T09:41:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23440492-why-interest-rate-cuts-just-dont-work-any-more.do 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 2008-02-21T08:13:21Z