Bank of England Increases Size of Asset Purchase Programme by £50 Billion
byAs the Bank of England announces more new money, we indicate counter arguments. Via Bank of England|Publications|News|2009|Bank of England Maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and…
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Financial reform in America: Wobbling | The Economist
byVia Financial reform in America: Wobbling | The Economist: “IN THESE efforts we seek a careful balance,” Barack Obama declared as he unveiled his…
Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips
byVia Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips : The shortfall in FTSE 100 blue chip final-salary pension schemes more than doubled…
The Bank must keep the presses rolling – Telegraph Blogs
byVia The Bank must keep the presses rolling – Telegraph Blogs: The figures don’t in themselves prove that QE has been unsuccessful. It is…
FT.com / Financials – US prime borrowers fall behind on payments
byVia FT.com / Financials – US prime borrowers fall behind on payments: The number of US prime borrowers behind on home loan payments has…
FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy – Obama urged to ‘make the case’ for free trade
byVia FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy – Obama urged to ‘make the case’ for free trade: The US’s largest trade and…
FT.com / Columnists / John Plender – Ditch theory and take away the punchbowl
byVia FT.com / Columnists / John Plender – Ditch theory and take away the punchbowl: There are, by now, a thousand and one ideas…
FT.com / Markets – Sterling buoyed by hopes of growth
byVia FT.com / Markets – Sterling buoyed by hopes of growth: Sterling was lifted on Wednesday by UK data indicating that recovery in business…
FT.com – Lloyds reports first-half loss of £4bn
byVia FT.com / Companies / UK companies – Lloyds reports first-half loss of £4bn: Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday said that the deteriorating state…
FT.com – “Beware of errors in output gap data”
byEntrepreneur and economist Toby Baxendale responds to warnings over errors in output gap data by explaining that there is no output gap, only lost…