As major global issues dominate the markets, we must not forget that there is a stockpile of problems at home 18 Jun 2011 Oil prices pushed up last week, back towards $120 per barrel. Brent crude is now 25pc more expensive than at the start of the year. 11 Jun 2011 Christine Lagarde is in pole position. Having put her name forward last week, the silver-haired French finance minister may well become the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 28 May 2011 Appointing the next IMF boss from Western Europe would be a mistake of historic proportions – not least given the extent to which the centre of economic gravity has now shifted to the emerging markets of the east. 21 May 2011 Between January and March, we now know, the UK economy grew only 0.5pc. 14 May 2011 The commodities market has just experienced a hair-raising "flash crash" sell-off. 07 May 2011 Last week, Ben Bernanke suggested that the US base interest rate will stay close to zero for an "extended period". It's been there since December 2008. 30 Apr 2011 So let me get this straight. The Standard and Poor's rating agency last week took the historic step of putting the US government's AAA credit rating on "negative watch". 23 Apr 2011
Liam Halligan
Liam Halligan's column tackles head on the key issues facing the British and global economy.
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