Chancellor George Osborne faces fresh pressure over the pace of economic recovery after the head of the UK's tax and spending watchdog conceded that experts expected its growth forecasts for this year to be missed... more
Does TV boss Dawn Airey, who works for Luxembourg-German outfit RTL, need to vary her routine a bit? "I have lunch at The Ivy between three and five times a week. I always order salad followed by fish - the waiters don't even have to ask"... more
It is a fair bet that Colonel Gaddafi hasn't featured strongly in the Bank of England's deliberations over a decade or so of independence, but a 15% surge in oil prices over the last month has raised the stakes even higher for its heavily divided rate-setters... more
It's a victory for City Spy. Former Bank of England rate-setter David "Danny" Blanchflower has admitted he needs to "eat a little humble pie" after attacking this column... more
Harbinger of doom David "Danny" Blanchflower says it is "perfectly feasible" that the economy will shrink again in the first and second quarters of 2011 after the slump at the end of 2010... more
Economic analysis: There's no reason why Mervyn King should have a monopoly on acronyms to capture the economic mood of the nation, so here's a new one for you: the UK should be bracing itself for the age of anger... more
Monaco is a place most closely associated with luxury and secrecy - which makes it a curious choice of name for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s first attempt to unwind its commercial loan portfolio... more
Martin Weale is seen by the City as something of a dove. No wonder then that George Osborne appointed him to the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee... more
The Government’s plans for public spending cuts will not be enough to stop the rising national debt, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research warns... more
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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