Cash-strapped households should be helped by a sharp fall in inflation this week but it carries with it the seeds of an equally uncomfortable outcome - deflation. 12 Feb 2012 Cost of living data and the latest Inflation report will dominate economics, while on the corporate front miner Anglo American, Intercontinental Hotels and ailing chocolate maker Thortons report. 12 Feb 2012 Costs in Business Secretary's department raised by high payouts. 12 Feb 2012 Britain’s £7bn aid budget is paying for unqualified teenagers to travel the world, writes Andrew Gilligan . 12 Feb 2012 Britan is narrowly to avoid plunging back into recession, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has forecast - as it warned that the fate of the UK economy was tied to that of the eurozone. 12 Feb 2012 The appointment of a new head of the Commonwealth Business Council never made the headlines, but with Britain's need for growth as the eurozone struggles it should have. 11 Feb 2012 Inflation is set to fall sharply this week to 3.6pc, providing some relief for consumers, as the Bank of England prepares to signal more monetary stimulus. 11 Feb 2012 This weekend, with the Greek Parliament staging a dramatic “make-or-break” vote on monetary union, it would be easy to lose sight of what’s happening in the UK. 11 Feb 2012 Contrary to a widely-held belief, equities are not a great hedge against inflation. 11 Feb 2012 The Greek Government heads for a reshuffle as five cabinet members resign and cast doubt over the implementation of tough austerity measures required to secure a €130bn bailout package, while PM Lucas Papademos warns default would be "uncontrolled chaos". 10 Feb 2012 Ratings agency Fitch gave its seal of approval to the Bank of England's decision to inject fresh stimulus into the economy, saying it put the UK in a better budgetary position than both France and Germany. 10 Feb 2012 Spain's new conservative government has passed a range of sweeping labour reforms it hopes will "mark a before and after" in a country that has the highest jobless rate in the developed world. 10 Feb 2012 Violence has broken out in Athens as protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the harsh new austerity measures imposed on the country. Here are some of the latest images from the protests. Business Bullet: China's figures are bad news for Western exporters 10 Feb 2012 The public sector is paying more than it should for schools, hospitals and other infrastructure because of the returns demanded by equity investors, the Government’s spending watchdog claims today. 10 Feb 2012 The makers were certainly on the march yesterday. 10 Feb 2012 Opinions were divided after the Bank of England took an ailing economy, a forecast for lower inflation, and plumped for £50bn of further monetary stimulus. 09 Feb 2012 Rate setters expected to unveil a further £50bn of QE and hold rates. 09 Feb 2012 German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble warns ahead of a eurozone meeting in Brussels that spending cuts agreed by the Greek coalition leaders do not appear to fulfill bail-out conditions. 09 Feb 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron says the Bank of England's decision to inject £50bn into Britain's stuttering economy is the right one. 09 Feb 2012 Rate setters expected to unveil a further £50bn of QE and hold rates. 09 Feb 2012 Rate setters expected to unveil a further £50bn of QE and hold rates. 09 Feb 2012 Britain's trade performance improved markedly in December and manufacturing output rose at a stronger than expected rate, boosting hopes that the UK may avoid recession. 09 Feb 2012 Top stories: Greece, Diageo, Vodafone and Barclays Bank 09 Feb 2012 China's annual inflation rate hit 4.5pc in January, the highest level in three months, after consumers splashed out on food and gifts over the Lunar New Year holiday. 09 Feb 2012Economics
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The spectre of deflation rises as inflation falls
Business week ahead: February 13-17
Vince Cable's redundancy bill hits £43m in two years
Gap-year holidays that reveal the madness of overseas aid
Britain to avoid double-dip recession, says CBI
Forget Europe, its time for the Commonwealth
Inflation set to show sharp fall
Britain's extreme QE is dangerously counter-productive
Lessons to be learnt from rampant inflation of the seventies
Debt crisis: as it happened, February 10, 2012
QE puts UK in 'better position than Germany'
Spain introduces sweeping labour reforms to fight joblessness
Violence erupts amid Greek strikes
China imports fall 15%
State 'pays too much' to build PFI schools and hospitals
The Coalition needs to get behind business
QE: 'Hidden theft' or 'primary tool' for economy?
Bank of England injects £50bn into economy
Debt crisis and Greek talks: as it happened - February 9, 2012
Cameron: QE3 'is the right answer for the UK'
BoE's £50bn stimulus: reaction
Bank of England restarts QE with £50bn stimulus
UK boost from trade and manufacturing
Barclays set for bonus row
China inflation lifted by Lunar New Year splurge
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