With markets in free fall, there are lessons to learn from how Britain recovered following the Second World War 20 Aug 2011 Imagine a world where politicians charged you for the privilege of lending them your hard-earned cash. Now imagine a world where the more you feared that the Government would default, taking your savings with it, the more cash you funnelled their way. 20 Aug 2011 The chief executive of WPP reveals his fears about the global economy in the wake of the markets meltdown. 20 Aug 2011 The United States must start tackling its long-term economic problems instead of relying on the Federal Reserve to revive the economy, according to a leading Wall Street economist who predicted the last recession. 20 Aug 2011 Rolling coverage of the rollercoaster in financial markets as the eurozone and US come under increasing pressure to deal with high levels of debt and stave off another recession. 20 Aug 2011 When cricket lovers gather at the Oval today, armed with picnic hampers laden with treats and wearing their drinking boots, they should take a moment to savour the irony. 20 Aug 2011 Rolling coverage of the rollercoaster in financial markets as the eurozone and US come under increasing pressure to deal with high levels of debt and stave off another recession. 20 Aug 2011 Telegraph View: A failure of political leadership in the US and EU is making the economic crisis worse. 19 Aug 2011 The delivery of Greece's €109bn (£95bn) bail-out package agreed last month could be delayed amid a rush of demands from countries wanting "Finnish-style" individual collateral agreements in return for their support. 19 Aug 2011 George Osborne given boost as figures show higher taxes, lower spending last month delivered Treasury’s first 2011 surplus. 19 Aug 2011 The beleaguered housing market has taken another knock, with new lending to homebuyers 6pc lower in July than during the same period last month. 19 Aug 2011 Rolling coverage of the rollercoaster in financial markets as the eurozone and US come under increasing pressure to deal with high levels of debt and stave off another recession. 18 Aug 2011 The US economy has sent its loudest signal yet that the risk of a double-dip recession is growing, data which helped drive falls in global markets. 18 Aug 2011 Cash-strapped consumers continued to rein in their spending last month as growth in retail sales slumped, official figures showed. 18 Aug 2011 A clutch of bad news from the United States renewed anxiety over the world biggest economy, with a surprise increase in inflation, a higher-than-expected rise in people claiming benefits and sharp contraction in factory activity. 18 Aug 2011 China's annual housing inflation quickened in July for the second straight month this year, official data showed on Thursday, keeping up pressure on Beijing to rein in the red-hot property sector. 18 Aug 2011 Morgan Stanley has slashed its global growth forecast for 2011 and 2012, saying the US and the eurozone were "dangerously close to a recession". 18 Aug 2011 British retail sales in July grew just 0.2pc on the previous as shoppers cut spending. This is how economists reacted to the data from the Office for National Statistics. 18 Aug 2011 British retail sales barely grew in July as cash-strapped shoppers cut spending, a further sign of the headwind facing the country's fragile recovery. 18 Aug 2011 Top stories: UK sales, Currencies, Papal visit to Spain and Cineworld. 18 Aug 2011 Rolling coverage of the rollercoaster in financial markets as the eurozone and US come under increasing pressure to deal with high levels of debt and stave off another recession. 18 Aug 2011 Members of Parliament are to look into the powers being handed to the UK's new market regulator to ensure it does not end up being "ineffective and costly". 17 Aug 2011 Global currency traders continued to pile into Swiss francs, prompting warnings that the country's economy could be pushed into recession without decisive action from the authorities. 17 Aug 2011 Telegraph View: Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have done nothing to ease the sovereign debt crisis. 17 Aug 2011Economics
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Fresh recovery fears as retail sales stall
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UK retail sales grow 0.2pc: reaction
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Pope hears Indignant Ones
Debt crisis: as it happened - August 17, 2011
MPs to probe Financial Conduct Authority
Safety-seekers still target Swiss franc
Empty euro talk
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