UK narrowly avoids recession as economy flatlines
So there we have it. Britain managed to dodge a technical recession last year.The economy still shrank by 0.5pc in...
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Britain is only G7 economy in Europe with falling wages, warns OECD
Real wages in Britain are still falling even as workers in Germany and France see their wages rebound, new figures...
Central banks are fighting the wrong war – the West’s money supply is already crashing
It is not just the monetarists who are fretting, though they are the most emphatic. To my knowledge, three former...
National Grid to pay households to switch off electricity for second day
Tesco is forcing suppliers to open their books and justify price increases "line by line" according to food chiefs amid...
Britain has been made a whole lot poorer – and there is no way out
This is less of a problem for the US, which has invested heavily in shale over the past decade, than...
Treasury set for £11bn windfall from growth and plunging energy prices
The Treasury will bank a £11bn windfall from a stronger than expected economy and plunging energy prices, economists have said,...
Second global recession in a decade looms, warns World Bank
A second global recession looms this decade, the World Bank has warned as it slashed its growth forecasts for almost...
Goldman Sachs to cut 3,200 jobs this week
The impact of the slowdown in deals in the City last year is being felt amid reports Goldman Sachs will...
The easy money of the UK property market is a thing of the past
The damage higher interest rates is inflicting on commercial property prices has in fact been much greater. According to the...
Winter sun holiday destinations where the pound goes furthest
Yet currencies in other popular destinations have strengthened far more against the pound over the past year. Though it may...
