Sunday, 6 June 2010

Leading economists tell us what the future holds

In an exclusive Sunday Telegraph survey, 25 top economists give their opinions on the way ahead.

05 Jun 2010

Euro 'dead in five years'

The euro will have broken up before the end of this Parliamentary term, according to economists surveyed byThe Sunday Telegraph.

05 Jun 2010

Global markets tumble on US jobs and Hungary crisis fears

Investors unnerved by disappointing US jobs data and fears that Hungary is facing a Greece-style debt crisis.

04 Jun 2010

US expected to have added most jobs since 1983

The US is expected to have added jobs for a fifth straight month in May, bolstering hopes that the world's biggest economy is gaining strength.

04 Jun 2010

UK must not fall for the false promise of higher inflation

The Bank of England won't risk hyperinflation to rescue Britain from its debt mountain, writes Charles Bean, Deputy Governor.

04 Jun 2010

As Europe dithers, Britain must regulate

We popped along to see the country's first Commercial Secretary yesterday - the newly ennobled James Sassoon.

04 Jun 2010

If the European climate turns nasty, the ECB could suffer from exposure

Here's an interesting statistic which brings home the rather tricky state of Europe's finances, not to mention its politics.

03 Jun 2010





Bank of England: 'Inflation not the way out of debt'

No one should fool themselves into believing that the UK can inflate its way out of its public debt mountain, warns the Bank of England's deputy governor.

03 Jun 2010

Global markets buoyed by positive economic data

Britain's dominant services sector grew for a 13th consecutive month in May but economists warned growth may have peaked.

03 Jun 2010

Tim Geithner to push for G20 bank transparency in Busan

Tim Geithner vowed to push for greater transparency and tougher capital requirements for the world's biggest banks ahead of this weekend's G20 finance ministers meeting in Busan, South Korea.

03 Jun 2010

Britain must look to China for recovery

Britain must look to expand its exports to China as it seeks to lift itself out of the economic doldrums, George Osborne said in Beijing on Thursday on his first major overseas visit as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

03 Jun 2010

Bank of England boss refuses pay rises

Mervyn King has refused a pay rise for the next two years as the public sector braces itself for a period of restraint.

03 Jun 2010

UK construction sector grows in May but cuts loom

Growth in house building in May drove the fastest expansion in UK construction activity in almost three years, an industry survey showed.

03 Jun 2010