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Hopes rise for economic recovery

09.09.09
Hopes were building today for a swift economic recovery after a swathe of encouraging signs suggested Britain was already on the road to growth ... more

Think-tank forecasts bleak years ahead for Britain

22.07.09
The UK economy faces years of misery, a leading think-tank warned today, with the housing slump lasting until 2012 and unemployment peaking at three million in 2011 ... more

City reels as Bank minutes expose flaws in forecasts

22.07.09
The Bank of England today defended the shock decision not to extend its programme for printing money this month amid fresh signs the UK economy remains deep in the mire ... more

Bank backs ‘wait and see’ stance as economy sinks

22.07.09
The Bank of England defended the shock decision not to extend its programme for printing money this month amid fresh signs the UK economy remains deep in the mire... 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

Forget the end of recession, recovery is a long way off

16.06.09
Economics analysis: While things are looking up for the UK economy - as they undoubtedly are - the harsh reality of unemployment bites... more

Latest news: Upbeat outlook boosts pound

11.06.09
The pound surged today as traders bet that the worst of the downturn has passed. Sterling was up 0.3 cents against the US dollar to $1.639 and 0.4 cents against the euro to ¤1.172, making one euro worth 85.32p ... more

Leap in home loans fuels hopes recession has ended

11.06.09
The number of people signing up to new mortgages leapt in the spring, the latest signal that green shoots in the UK economy may be taking root ... more

UCL first to offer all its research free online

03.06.09
University College London is set to make all its research available free on the internet for the first time... more

Pay gap is widest in finance where women earn 60% less

09.04.09
Women working in fund management, stockbroking and futures trading are earning up to 60 per cent less than men - a pay gap of more than twice the national average... more

Recession to end this year, top Treasury minister says

09.04.09
Treasury minister Stephen Timms suggested the recession will be over before the end of the year... more

‘No revival until 2012’ as output falls again

08.04.09
Hopes of a spring bounce in the economy were dented today after a report showed the UK will not recover until 2012... more

UK shop price inflation rises to 2% in March

08.04.09
British shop price inflation rose in March as the weakness of sterling kept food prices high and boosted the cost of other imported goods, the British Retail Consortium has said... more

UK trade gap widens as recession woes grow

11.03.09
Britain's trade deficit with the rest of the world widened more than expected in January in the latest sign the recession is worsening... more

Britain's credit 'more risk than McDonald's'

10.12.08
Economy: Sterling continued its slide against the euro as the pace of economic decline quickened and the markets rated Britain a greater credit risk than McDonald's... more

It's a question of judgment

22.10.08
IF GEORGE Osborne, the shadow chancellor, finds himself fighting for his political credibility, he has only himself to blame. When the question arose as to whether he had sought to solicit donations to the Tory Party from the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska while on holiday in Corfu, he should have issued an entirely frank and full statement, or none at all. What he actually did was to declare that "we didn't ask for money; we didn't receive any". ... more

Bank urged to cut rate as economy dips to 1992 levels

22.08.08
The Bank of England faces calls for an urgent cut in interest rates after it emerged the economy has come to a halt... more

Alert on recession sparks plunge in shares

08.07.08
FTSE 100 crashed through its lowest point this year, hitting a level not seen since November 2005... more

Doom talk could tip us into recession, warns Brown aide

12.06.08
One of Gordon Brown's most trusted economic confidantes is to warn of the dangers of "doom and gloom" tipping the economy into recession... more

Key adviser piles on the misery for Brown

11.06.08
Top thinktank says economy "scarcely" grew in three months to May, stoking fears of recession... more

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