Obama expected to seek a new tax rate to ensure millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as less well off. 18 Sep 2011 The Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou unexpectedly cancelled a planned trip to the US at the last minute, citing a “critical” week ahead for his country. 18 Sep 2011 The Chancellor is unlikely to meet his short-term targets for cutting the deficit because of the worrying outlook for the economy, economists have warned. 18 Sep 2011 With the medical profession at the forefront of the Greek financial crime squad's list of suspects, Alexis, a Greek doctor, keeps his books tight, which is not an easy feat. 18 Sep 2011 Greece's shadow economy as a percentage of GDP is still thriving amid a deep recession. Here's how the rest of the world is predicted to compare in 2011, according to figures compiled for the Sunday Telegraph by the University of Linz. 18 Sep 2011 In this world, nothing is certain apart from death and taxes – unless, that is, you live in Greece. 18 Sep 2011 The week ahead for economic, company and financial news. 17 Sep 2011 After a torrid week for the eurozone, former Chancellor of the ExchequerNorman Lamont explains why facing reality has never been Europe’s strong point - and that its 'sticking plaster approach' won't work for much longer 17 Sep 2011 News emerged last week that during August, UK inflation went up. Again. The consumer price index (CPI) index last month showed that prices were 4.5pc higher than the same month in 2010. 17 Sep 2011 The massive loss of confidence in leading economies of recent weeks is making a bad situation catastrophic. 17 Sep 2011 Monetary tightening in China threatens to pop the £1.07 trillion credit bubble in local government finance and expose the country's simmering "subprime" crisis, according to the Communist Party's economic guru. 17 Sep 2011 The European Central Bank defended the eurozone's handling of its public finances Saturday, saying the bloc was better off than its global rivals, a day after the US lectured Europe on its debt record. 17 Sep 2011 What kind of world would deny people opportunities, money, even happiness, simply because of the way they look? The one we’re living in. 17 Sep 2011 Bank of England and other central banks to start lending to European banks that are struggling to borrow. 17 Sep 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned that he could block any move to abolish the 50p tax rate on earnings over £150,000. 17 Sep 2011 Bank of England and other central banks to start lending to European banks that are struggling to borrow. 17 Sep 2011 Global central banks in coordinated move to prop up eurozone banks with dollar funding, sending shares and euro surging, following arrest in London of UBS banker in connection with bank's $2bn rogue trading loss. 16 Sep 2011 European leaders failing to deal with risks posed by eurozone’s debt crisis, US Treasury Secretary warns. 16 Sep 2011 European leaders ignore a dressing down from US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner over the 'catastrophic risk' of not taking decisive action to tackle the debt crisis by delaying a decision on the Greek bail-out. 16 Sep 2011 At the Telegraph's Festival of Business, the Chancellor says abandoning cuts would cause 'a collapse in confidence and a surge in interest rates', as he laid out plans to provide more support to businesses. 16 Sep 2011 Eurozone finance ministers rejected a plea from Timothy Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, to expand the European Financial Stability Fund (ESFS) to tackle the escalating debt crisis in the region. 16 Sep 2011 Gordon Brown has warned that Europe's fast-escalating crisis is now more dangerous than the Lehman Brothers disaster three years ago, threatening to tip the West into a 1930s-style slump. 16 Sep 2011 George Osborne, the chancellor, said Europe’s finance ministers gathering in Poland today must fast track plans for the further fiscal integration of the eurozone. 16 Sep 2011Economics
The latest news, analysis and comment on the UK and global economy.
MANUFACTURING WEEK
ECONOMICS NEWS
Obama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy
Greek PM cancels trip amid Ecofin tensions
UK economic outlook 'worrying', experts warn
Greek tax evasion: 'There is just such little incentive to be honest.'
The world's shadow economies
Greek black economy raises fears
Week ahead: September 19 - September 23
Norman Lamont: 'The EU needs rethinking'
UK inflation figures make a mockery of the economic assumptions of old
Europe is facing the good, the bad and the ugly of 2008 once again
China 'faces subprime credit bubble crisis'
Europe hits back after US debt jibe
Does being ugly make you poor?
Banks should face official action senior minister says
Clegg warns he could block plans to scrap 50p top tax rate
Financial crisis: spectre of credit crunch returns
Debt crisis: live
Europe must deal with 'catastrophic' debt
Europe ignores Tim Geithner's debt crisis warning
George Osborne defends austerity cuts
Eurozone rejects Geithner's call to increase rescue fund
Brown fears crisis worse than Lehman
Osborne urges eurozone to fast track fiscal integration
Sunday, 18 September 2011
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