posted by
sassygirl
1285 days ago
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Pound sterling recovered against the dollar on Monday as short covering after a one-week selling and lack of major decisions on global economic policy at a weekend meeting of world leaders.
posted by
mintchocolate
1285 days ago
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The PM raised the prospect for the first time in a stormy Commons showdown with Tory leader David Cameron.
posted by
hanayoridango
1285 days ago
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When even the CBI issues one of the most downbeat statements for some time it really is time to wake up and smell the coffee for those in the UK. The CBI has today announced its forecast for unemployment in the short to medium term with a suggest
posted by
princesa
1285 days ago
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Official figures due out later on Tuesday are expected to show that UK inflation fell to 4.8% in October.
posted by
grink
1285 days ago
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Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont said the pound's drop will help the British economy as long as it doesn't turn into a ``run'' on the currency.
posted by
eriathwen
1285 days ago
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Sterling extended gains on Monday as profit-taking following the currency's recent slide helped to put the euro on track to posting its biggest one-day loss against the pound in eight years.
posted by
aranel
1285 days ago
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made popular 1282 days ago
The financial turmoil and dramatic drop in business conditions over the past two months have darkened Britain's economic outlook for 2009, a leading business organization warned Monday, saying the recession would last for most of 2009.
posted by
sassygirl
1285 days ago
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George Osborne may have spent much of Sunday furiously insisting he was perfectly within his rights to tell the world he thought the Government's economic policies might trigger a run on the pound, but he will still have breathed a sigh of relief
posted by
princesa
1286 days ago
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The ever-cheery trade body now believes the recession will be much worse than it originally predicted...
posted by
hanayoridango
1286 days ago
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Iceland may sign a $6 billion International Monetary Fund-led loan deal by Nov. 19 after it reached an agreement on how to repay depositors at the overseas unit of one of its failed banks, Prime Minister Geir Haarde said.
posted by
grink
1286 days ago
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THE economy is set to suffer its worst year in three decades next year, contracting by 1.7 per cent, according to new figures from employers body the CBI.
posted by
eriathwen
1286 days ago
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The UK economy is set to contract by two per cent next year, which will be the most in nearly three decades.