FT.com — “Wall St profits from Fed role”
byPrompted by an FT article on banks’ excess profits arising from quantitative easing, entrepreneur and economist Toby Baxendale explains how QE widens wealth inequality…
Bank of England governor urged to keep cash taps running | Business | The Observer
byVia Bank of England governor urged to keep cash taps running | Business | The Observer : Mervyn King, the Bank of England governor,…
FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade – Companies pay down debts
byVia FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade – Companies pay down debts. The bank debt held by companies fell for the first time…
FT.com | Arena | What is the point of economists?
byVia FT.com | Arena | What is the point of economists? . “Why did no one see the crisis coming?” Queen Elizabeth asked last…
Chancellor appoints new Chairman for UKFI – HM Treasury
byVia Chancellor appoints new Chairman for UKFI – HM Treasury . Sir David Cooksey has been appointed as Chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited…
Quantitative easing only one week to run, economists warn – Telegraph
byVia Quantitative easing only one week to run, economists warn – Telegraph. The unprecedented programme of quantitative easing could be coming to an end,…
FT.com / UK – Equities surge as UK economy shrinks
byVia FT.com / UK – Equities surge as UK economy shrinks. The stock market surged higher for the tenth day in a row on…
FT.com / UK – Darling threatens banks over loans
byVia FT.com / UK – Darling threatens banks over loans. Ministers have warned Britain’s banks to increase the supply of affordable loans to businesses…
Iceland’s krona proves the magic wand as Europe ails – Telegraph
byVia Iceland’s krona proves the magic wand as Europe ails – Telegraph: Out in Iceland’s Eastern fjords, Alcoa has raised aluminium production to record levels…
No need to panic about GDP | Anthony Evans | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
byVia No need to panic about GDP | Anthony Evans | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk : GDP doesn’t tell us how economic activity…