Sunday, 21 March 2010

Economics The latest news, analysis and 

comment on the UK and global economy.


LATEST ECONOMICS NEWS

Labour's last ditch budget

Final suicide note or an unlikely triumph? Either way, this Wednesday matters

20 Mar 2010

Pound falls as investors worry about Budget giveaways

The pound yesterday surrendered the vast part of its gains over the past week, as investors fretted about the prospects of a double-dip recession, and that the Government may not use the unexpected influx of tax revenues to boost its balance sheet.

19 Mar 2010

Budget 2010: a Q&A on the economy and public finances

Alistair Darling's third Budget comes a matter of weeks before a General election. Here we look at the key issues facing the Chancellor on the economy and deficit.

19 Mar 2010

Budget 2010: what might be in store for your finances?

If Labour's first 12 Budgets have largely disappointed, will Alistair Darling offer us any cheer in what could be his last Budget? Wednesday?

19 Mar 2010

Darling's budget la-la land

Liam Halligan says Budget tax rises are inevitable after the election.

19 Mar 2010

BoE's Andrew Sentence encouraged by pick up, sees some risk of double dip

Andrew Sentence, the Bank of England policymaker, said he saw encouraging signs of a pick up in the UK and the world economy, but warned that there was still a risk that a financial shock could derail the recovery.

19 Mar 2010

Business lending drops sharply

Bank lending to British businesses fell at the fastest annual rate in a decade after a £6.5bn drop in January, the Bank of England said.

19 Mar 2010