European shares endure their worst week in almost a year as investors speculate whether Eurozone countries will tow the line. 05 Feb 2010 Britain may be in line for its most blistering economic recovery in almost 40 years, at least according to an authoritative measure from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 05 Feb 2010 The era of extraordinary monetary policy is over, writes Edmund Conway. 05 Feb 2010 The Bank of England has stopped pumping emergency money into the economy as Britain emerges from recession. 05 Feb 2010 The European Central Bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at the record low of 1pc for the ninth month and gave its cautious backing to the Greek government's attempt to get a grip on its borrowing. 04 Feb 2010 Bank pauses its radical policy of injecting money into the economy after UK emerges from recession. 04 Feb 2010 New car sales increased by almost a third in January to 145,500 compared with the same month last year, despite the disruption caused by the heavy snow and VAT rise. 04 Feb 2010 Many lenders are set to increase standard variable rates (SVRs). 04 Feb 2010 The United States’ top credit rating could be at risk should its nascent economic revival not develop into a full-blown recovery, Moody’s Investor Service has warned. 04 Feb 2010 BoE's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to signal a shift in policy today as it stops pumping emergency money into the economy. 04 Feb 2010 The Bank of England has stopped pumping emergency money into the economy as Britain emerges from recession. 05 Feb 2010 Concerns about the fragility of the US economic revival returned after an increase in the number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time. 04 Feb 2010 The Greek debt crisis has spread to Spain and Portugal as markets test whether Europe will shore up monetary union. 04 Feb 2010 Award winning author John Lanchester has won rave reviews for his latest book Whoops! Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay. He tells Robert Miller why the UK is in a bad place financially. 04 Feb 2010 'I'm not so naïve as to think that all potential conflicts can or should be expunged from banking or other business," observed Paul Volcker last week. "But neither am I so naïve as to think that, even with the best efforts of boards and management, so-called Chinese walls can remain impermeable against the pressures to seek maximum profit and personal remuneration." 06 Feb 2010 The Western world's sovereign debt crisis can no longer be denied. The cracks are now showing and soon the dam could burst. Europe's public sector incontinence has reached – literally – epic proportions. Greece has outlined plans to reduce its deficit over two years, but few believe the numbers. Portugal's opposition parties have rejected austerity, passing bill allowing the country's regions to rack up even more debt. Spain's budgetary shortfalls are also under serious market scrutiny. 06 Feb 2010Economics
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