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2013/05/15 20:36
2013/05/15 20:36
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Economic plan working, says Osborne George Osborne has insisted the Government was sticking to its economic course telling business leaders "now is not the time to lose our nerve". Spending more to...
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2013/05/10 06:27
2013/05/10 06:27
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Better economic data in recent weeks will not be enough to prevent the International Monetary Fund from calling on George Osborne to loosen his austerity drive in its annual health check on the...
2013/05/09 20:09
2013/05/09 20:09
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Serious inroads into the size of the state have in effect been put on hold until the other side of the election. Markets are kept sweet with the rhetoric of an austerity agenda that the Government...
2013/05/09 05:29
2013/05/09 05:29
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According to the TUC, the 'Osbornomics' has been self-defeating and austerity drive has failed to contain economic downturn. In the discussion of income on an individual basis, the TUC points out that...
2013/05/08 19:14
2013/05/08 19:14
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The folderol and taradiddle, Black Rod's knocking and all the arcanery of preposterous ceremony did nothing to gild a lame little programme. From out of the velvet pouch came the vellum crafted from...
2013/05/08 10:09
2013/05/08 10:09
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... Back to the eurozone, Greece has sold €1.3bn of Treasury bills today. Yields were lower, coming in at 4.2pc compared to 4.25pc at a previous auction on April 9. 10.36 Aside from Sir Alex...
2013/05/03 14:16
2013/05/03 14:16
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... 19th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 1:30 pm Keynote: Donald Kohn “Structural issues in banking” Brookings Institution (former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors) Introduction: Olivier...
2013/05/01 04:49
2013/05/01 04:49
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Baltic countries no role model for austerity The idea that suffering is good for the economy isn’t supported by the evidence Riga, Lavia The idea that suffering is good for both the soul and the...
2013/04/26 22:47
2013/04/26 22:47
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These are the percentage moves in the 10 sectors that make up the S&P/ASX 200 index. The sharemarket recorded its biggest weekly gain in over a year, while global bond markets held on to recent...
2013/04/25 19:42
2013/04/25 19:42
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After a challenging week, in which the International Monetary Fund urged him to ease up on his austerity policies, and Fitch became the second agency to strip the UK of its AAA credit rating, the...
2013/04/24 17:10
2013/04/24 17:10
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Readers can submit their questions to Gerard by: • Emailing financewebchat@telegraph.co.uk • via Twitter by tweeting @telefinance • or by using the Twitter hashtag #askgerard. You can also submit...
2013/04/24 14:34
2013/04/24 14:34
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Berlin - The International Monetary Fund's chief economist says that Germany's budgetary policy is “appropriate” while criticising that of the United States, in an interview with a German newspaper to...
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2013/04/23 23:46
2013/04/23 23:46
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And while it was indeed a solemn occasion, there has been mischievous speculation that, while Osborne may have been touched by the passing of an old lady, it could also be the case that he was...
2013/04/23 23:19
2013/04/23 23:19
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Despite hacking public-sector jobs, salaries, pensions and essential services so savagely, annual net borrowing has been trimmed marginally by just £300 million to £120.6 billion, illustrating the...
2013/04/23 14:26
2013/04/23 14:26
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Lloyd Blankfein Photograph: Getty Images You wonder if George Osborne’s tears at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral were as much to do with sorrow at having adopted her not for turning mantle, as regret at...
2013/04/23 13:38
2013/04/23 13:38
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Public sector net borrowing in the 12 months to the end of March was £120.6 billion - just £300 million lower than the previous year, the Office for National Statistics said. The Treasury insisted...
2013/04/23 13:19
2013/04/23 13:19
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Austerity has been tried and found wanting in practice. Instead of expansion and growth, Europe has been driven back into recession. With Britain’s credit rating downgraded, its economy contracting,...
2013/04/23 13:12
2013/04/23 13:12
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UK economic growth will pick up pace this year, according to Bank of England policymaker Ian McCafferty, who has sought to play down fears the country has slipped into an unprecedented triple-dip...
2013/04/23 12:38
2013/04/23 12:38
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IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard warned last week that Mr Osborne was "playing with fire" if he continued with his current deficit reduction plan. The Chancellor told the BBC Radio 4 Today...
2013/04/23 09:36
2013/04/23 09:36
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Share this page Chancellor George Osborne has been under pressure to change the course of his austerity plan The UK government borrowed £120.6bn in the financial year to April 2013, slightly lower...