The profits of investment banks and their funding models are to be the subject of a new wave of regulatory scrutiny as the FSA searches for evidence of excessive risk-taking in the City of London. 04 Jun 2011 British farmers are set to lose crops worth around £400m due to this spring's dry weather, according to the latest estimates. 04 Jun 2011 The Treasury is expected to rake in £1.4bn from the sale of 620 Lloyds sites and the whole of Northern Rock, in a move which is likely to change the face of UK high street banking. 04 Jun 2011 Former Conservative prime minister argues that David Cameron's commitment to aid is bold, necessary and right. 04 Jun 2011 The main beneficiaries of a stronger yuan would not be American and European companies but the factories of Vietnam and Bangladesh. 04 Jun 2011 In Greece, government debt is forecast to reach about 170pc of GDP. The cheapest debt Greece can acquire comes through the European Union, and will cost some 5 to 6pc. 04 Jun 2011 Greece has been hit by protests in central Athens, after its prime minister agreed to strict new austerity measures in return for the next €12bn instalment of the International Monetary Fund’s bail-out. 04 Jun 2011 Greece will receive a crucial €12bn (£10.7bn) cash injection in international aid despite the authorities concluding that "reinvigoration of fiscal and broader structural reforms" is needed to stabilise the economy. 03 Jun 2011 Fears rose for the strength of the global recovery, after jobs figures from the US capped off a week of alarming data. 03 Jun 2011 US employers hired far fewer workers than expected in May and the jobless rate rose to 9.1pc, raising concerns the economy might be stuck in a painful slow-growth mode. Here, we take a closer look at the world's largest economy. 03 Jun 2011 US employers hired far fewer workers than expected in May and the jobless rate rose to 9.1pc, raising concerns the economy might be stuck in a painful slow-growth mode. Here is what six leading US analysts thought of the figures. 03 Jun 2011 US employers hired far fewer workers than expected in May and the jobless rate rose to 9.1pc, raising concerns the economy might be stuck in a painful slow-growth mode. 03 Jun 2011 A snapshot of how the UK compares with some of its global counterparts in terms of manufacturing activity. 03 Jun 2011 Britain's powerhouse services sector grew at its slowest pace in three months in May. Here's how analysts reacted to the news. 03 Jun 2011 Britain's powerhouse services sector provided further evidence that the recovery is losing momentum as activity grew at its slowest pace in three months in May. 03 Jun 2011 Will politics continue to dominate the economics in the eurozone's response to the peripheral debt crisis? Or will the economics come to dominate the politics? 03 Jun 2011 Jean Claude Trichet has called for the creation of a European finance ministry whose powers to intervene in national economic policy would be 'well over and above the reinforced surveillance'. 03 Jun 2011 British shoppers seem to be suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome", according to new analysis explaining their happiness with supermarkets despite rising food prices. 03 Jun 2011 Our road to economic redemption continued on Thursday with decent construction numbers ironing out Tuesday's manufacturing bumps. 03 Jun 2011 If there were any doubts about Britain's enthusiasm for the Olympics, they have been eroded over the last week. 03 Jun 2011 A second credit rating agency has threatened to put the US under review for a possible downgrade unless politicians put their squabbles aside and agree to raise the statutory debt limit. 02 Jun 2011 Telegraph View: a Budget windfall tax spectacularly backfires. 02 Jun 2011 If the last few months have taught us anything about economics, they have been a reminder of the importance of demand. 02 Jun 2011 The cost of insuring Greek debt rose on Thursday morning after the debt-laden country suffered another credit-rating downgrade from Moody's. 02 Jun 2011Economics
The latest news, analysis and comment on the UK and global economy.
ECONOMICS NEWS
FSA to assess risk behind big banks’ profits
Drought may cost UK farmers £400m
Northern Rock and Lloyds branches set for sale
Sir John Major: aid should make us proud
A sudden rise in the yuan would solve nothing
Will Germany and France stave off a Greek default?
Greeks protest at €12bn aid deal
Greece agrees reform for €12bn aid
US jobs figures raise fears about global recovery
US economy: in graphs
US jobless rate rises to 9.1pc: reaction
US job woe raises fears for economic growth
Service growth around the world
UK service slowdown: reaction
Weakened UK services sector points to poor Q2
The eurozone needs a Plan B, 'quarantining' the weak is too costly
Trichet pushes for a European finance ministry
UK shoppers have 'Stockholm Syndrome'
Osborne must give companies a reason to stop hoarding their cash
Champions League final offers foretaste of Olympic windfall to come
US faces credit-rating review
A taxing problem in the North Sea
UK slowdown teaches valuable lesson of supply and demand
Greece suffers jump in credit default swaps
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