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MPC in three-way split over pouring in £25 billion

18.11.09
The Bank of England was split three ways over its decision to pump an extra £25 billion into the economy as it battles to drag Britain out of recession ... more

Let’s hope that the Bank of England finally gets it right

10.11.09
So is that it for quantitative easing? That is the question the City is asking after the Bank of England chose to extend its printing money programme by “just” £25 billion... more

Printing money is helping the culprits

02.10.09
When the Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King announced his embrace of quantitative easing in the spring he said it would take six months before one could judge whether or not the policy was a success. That was six months ago. So now people are beginning to ask the question ... more

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

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

Is deflation still a threat?

08.09.09
Economic analysis: Has the threat of deflation been overdone? And what should The Bank of England do next, given interest rates were cut to 0.5% and quantitative easing was launched to stave off deflation? ... more

King under further fire after Bank vote revolt

19.08.09
Bank of England governor Mervyn King was under mounting pressure after it emerged he was defeated in a rare revolt on Threadneedle Street over how to deal with the recession ... more

Asda sparks price war with petrol and diesel 99.9p a litre

09.07.09
A new petrol price war kicked off today when a supermarket chain slashed the cost of a litre of unleaded and diesel to less than £1... more

Bank chief: Worst house price falls over

02.07.09
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UK building activity still in contraction, says report

02.07.09
Activity in the UK construction sector collapsed last month fuelling fears of a W-shaped recession despite a tentative increase in bank lending ... 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

Recession is even worse but ‘rally is on the way’

27.03.09
Britain has been in a deeper recession than was first feared, official figures have revealed... more

No love lost between PM and audit office

23.03.09
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Arch-hawk Besley steps down from Bank’s rate-setting team

19.03.09
Tim Besley, the Bank of England interest rate setter who spectacularly failed to spot the recession, has said he is standing down from the monetary policy committee... more

Property website cuts staff as sales slump

23.10.08
The crisis facing estate agents deepened when the country's leading property website axed more than a fifth of its workforce... more

McClaren is first for Arsenal in Champions League

01.08.08
Arsenal will play Steve McClaren's FC Twente in the third qualifying round of the Champions League... more

Petrol price slashed by 5p in supermarket war

22.07.08
Britain's biggest supermarket is to slash petrol prices by up to 5p a litre... more

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