Yes I know there was snow in December. Yes I know that gives George Osborne an excuse for worse than expected GDP figures. But even
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The FT reports: The US fiscal stimulus package agreed late last year and the Federal Reserve’s autumn decision to restart quantitative easing have significantly improved
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Jersey really is a great place. It’s been a pleasure to be here — and I’m not expecting to change my mind after a meeting
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As the Independent notes: The French President Nicolas Sarkozy opened his presidency of the G20 group of nations yesterday by calling for a $100bn (£62bn)
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As the FT notes this morning, HSBC has rejected move of head office from London to Hong Kong. It’s new CEO  had previously warned that
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The following is shamelessly re-posted by me from the Socialist Economic Bulletin blog. It’s far too important to ignore. It’s by Michael Burke and I
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There’s been lots of coverage of the thoughts of Sir John Vickers who is chairing the UK’s Banking Commission. He is rightly making noises about
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Larry Elliot summarises the charge sheet against Labour — and by implication Ed Balls — this morning. He says: The charge sheet against Labour is
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I note this morning that Dan Mitchell of the far-right US Center for Freedom and Prosperity has a response to yesterday’s report in the Sunday
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