Ahead of Lord Hutton's report, pensions expert Michael Johnson outlines the steps that the Government should take. 05 Mar 2011 China will make tackling inflation its top priority this year, and take steps to narrow the gap between rich and poor, in order to prevent the sort of protests seen in the Middle East from happening at home. 05 Mar 2011 The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at the record low of 0.5pc this week, as concerns about the strength of economic recovery in the UK take precedence over the need to tackle inflation. 05 Mar 2011 The Governor of the Bank of England criticised by leading economists after warning that without banking reform Britain risks another financial crisis. 05 Mar 2011 China will reveal its 12th Five-Year Economic Plan this week, a document that will set the course of the world’s second-largest economy for the next five years. 05 Mar 2011 China's government said it planned to raise social spending, curb inflation and close a divisive rich-poor gap to dampen growing social unrest. 05 Mar 2011 The Government is to allocate £100m in the Budget to create a series of "enterprise zones" designed to become economic hotbeds that will lead Britain back to growth. 05 Mar 2011 Mervyn King makes public statements only rarely - but when the governor of the Bank of England does speak he often causes a stir: 05 Mar 2011 Telegraph View: The tangle of spaghetti cooked up by Whitehall has grown at the rate of 30 new regulations every month since September. 04 Mar 2011 The Governor of the Bank of England tells Charles Moore why he shares the public’s disquiet over the need to bail out failing banks. 04 Mar 2011 Exclusive: In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, says the finance system is in need of urgent reform and accuses high street banks of routinely exploiting their customers. 04 Mar 2011 America's unemployment rate has dropped below 9pc for the first time in almost two years, strengthening hopes that the recovery may have the momentum to replace jobs lost to the recession. 04 Mar 2011 Far from stealing content, Google offers invaluable support for content creators, writes Matt Brittin. 04 Mar 2011 US unemployment fell faster than expected, Labor Department figures out on Friday showed. Another 192,000 jobs were added, taking the rate of joblessness to its lowest for almost two years. This is what the economists had to say: 04 Mar 2011 Figures out today show unemployment in the US has fallen to its lowest level for almost two years, after 192,000 jobs were created in February. The private sector is leading the recovery, with manufacturing, construction and temp positions on the rise. Here is look at how the world's largest economy has fared during the recession: 04 Mar 2011 Fall in UK house prices raises further concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. 04 Mar 2011 Without high-level dialogue, countries like China will continue to copy our inventions, writes Sir James Dyson. 04 Mar 2011 Before taking up his post as director of the London School of Economics, Sir Howard Davies held an impressive array of prominent roles. 04 Mar 2011 The prospect of an imminent rise in interest rates appeared to diminish on Thursday after new data showed growth in the UK services sector slowed faster than expected in February. 04 Mar 2011 The European Central Bank has surprised markets by signalling a rate rise as soon as next month, brushing aside warnings that this may compound damage from the oil shock and push EMU debtor states deeper into crisis. 04 Mar 2011 The European Central Bank will exercise "strong vigilance" over rising inflation, President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday, deploying a phrase that in the past signalled a rate rise was only a month away. 03 Mar 2011 Britain's key services sector slowed sharply in February, raising fears that the economy could be too fragile for an interest rate rise. 03 Mar 2011 The bosses of some of the UK's biggest high-street chains have warned the Treasury urgent action is needed to prevent a double-dip recession and the possible closure of thousands of shops. 03 Mar 2011 The fastest fall in UK house prices in more than a year in February was tempered by a surge in demand from potential buyers. 03 Mar 2011 Brazil's central bank has raised its key interest rate a half a percentage point to 11.75pc as it turned the screw further on climbing inflation. 03 Mar 2011Economics
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George Osborne to create £100m 'enterprise zones'
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US unemployment rate falls below 9pc
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Britain's intellectual property is being stolen
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European Central Bank prepares rate rise as global tide turns
ECB's 'strong vigilance' on inflation signals rate rise
UK services sector slows sharply
Retail chiefs warn of wave of shop closures
Housing prices fall at fastest pace for a year
Brazil central bank raises interest rate to 11.75pc
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