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Mervyn King

Economics

Bank of England More Upbeat on UK Economy

The Bank of England signalled modestly higher growth this year and a faster fall in inflation, as the governor Sir Mervyn King took a swipe at proposals for a Europe-wide financial transaction tax.

Alan Greenspan Interview Pic

Economics

Are Central Banks Repeating Greenspan's Mistake ?

Central banks around the world are repeating the mistakes of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan by flooding markets with cheap money, according to Brunel University's Moorad Choudhry.

Green Shoots

Economics

UK Economy Picking Up, Surveys Suggest

Britain is starting to see green shoots of recovery as business activity picks up, companies continue to hire new staff and consumers start to spend again.

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David Cameron Gestures

Economics

EU Referendum: Cabinet Crisis For David Cameron As Ministers Break Ranks

David Cameron is struggling to maintain Tory discipline over Europe after cabinet loyalists Michael Gove and Philip Hammond said on Sunday they would vote to leave the European Union if a referendum were to be held now.

Ben Bernanke

Economics

Bernanke: More Work Needed To Quell Another Crisis

Four years after the worst financial collapse in three generations, lawmakers and bank regulators still have a lot of work to do to prevent it from happening again, according to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke. Framework is under construction.

Young Buck

Economics

Youth Unemployment Could 'Scar' Entire Generation: ILO

The long-term impact of rising unemployment among the young could be felt for decades, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO), which estimates that 73.4m young people or 12.6% of young people aged between 15 and 24 around the world are expected to be out of work in 2013, a jump of 3.5m between 2007 and 2013.

George Osborne Speaks

Economics

TUC Warns of 'Lost Decade' as IMF Arrives to Scrutinise UK Economy

International Monetary Fund officials arrive in London Wednesday for their annual health check of Britain's economy as the government faces a fresh warning its austerity drive is causing a "lost decade of growth".

Bitcoins

Economics

Lenders May Create Bitcoin Rivals

Commercial banks may create digital currencies to rival Bitcoin, the virtual money whose U.S. dollar value collapsed by 46% in 24 hours last month, the head of New Zealand’s banking lobby have said.

Europe On The Globe

Economics

Nigel Lawson Attacks EU 'Monstrosity', Backs 'Brixit'

The U.K.'s future in Europe returned to the political agenda on Tuesday after a former finance minister said the case for a British exit from the European Union "is clear."

David Zervos Interview Still

EconomicsVideo

Jefferies' Zervos: QE Unprecedented, Exit Will Be A 'Messy Process'

David Zervos, head of global fixed income at Jefferies, spoke with Bloomberg TV's Erik Schatzker and Sara Eisen on 'Market Makers'.

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