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Economy
Is this the return of stagflation?
- 26 June 2008
As growth slows and prices surge, the economic outlook has echoes of the disastrous 1970s . . . but, for the moment, things aren't quite that bad
Economy
When rights go very wrong
- 12 June 2008
- 3 comments
The big banks' risky fundraising technique - offering bargain shares to private investors in "rights issues" - is a disaster for a City already in crisis
Economy
No more lectures, please
- 29 May 2008
- 1 comment
The Prime Minister took the credit for the good economic times. Now people expect him to shoulder some blame for the bad times
Economy
How the IMF found a new role
- 17 April 2008
- 1 comment
The International Monetary Fund had few friends and not enough to do. But its prediction of the credit-based crisis finally has people listening
Business
Heads I win, tails you lose
- 03 April 2008
The credit crunch was due to an orgy of reckless lending by the world's banks. But for the people who brought us this mess, it's still bonuses all round
Business
Why the Tesco tax story rankles
- 06 March 2008
- 2 comments
The supermarket group's alleged behaviour has provoked outrage, but hundreds of other British companies are doing exactly the same thing
Business
Home-grown problems
- 07 February 2008
- 2 comments
The IMF suggests governments facing more difficult economic times should increase spending. But Britain is a unique case
Economy
The people pay the price
- 24 January 2008
- 5 comments
Combine the foolishness of American banks with the hesitancy of British ministers, and you produce a dangerous mix drawing the UK into a slump
Business
Why leaders love Davos
- 17 January 2008
- 1 comment
From high political office to banking is a well-worn route for Tory grandees. Now Labour is in on the act and Tony Blair will not be the last
UK Politics
Is the Rock Virgin territory?
- 06 December 2007
- 2 comments
Branson is a shrewd businessman and there are advantages to his acquiring Northern Rock. But the process has to be transparent
