Britain to be biggest country in Europe by 2050
Official forecast predicts that Britain’s population will swell from 62.2
million to 77 million – an increase of 24 per cent – overtaking both France
and Germany.
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Vince Cable warns against ‘economic nationalism’
The Business Secretary warns India and other countries that ‘economic
nationalism’ could derail world economy.
2010 07 29
Bank of England’s Mervyn King warns Britons to brace themselves for inflation next year
The Governor of the Bank of England has warned Britain to brace itself for a
prolonged period of high inflation and economic uncertainty.
Russia to sell $29bn of state assets to cut deficit
The Russian government is to raise $29bn (£18.5bn) by selling off stakes in a
host of its state-run corporate powerhouses in order to reduce its growing
budget deficit.
King wants public service regulators when FSA winds down
Mervyn King is looking for a new breed of regulators focused on public service
and not huge banking-style pay packages when responsibility for financial
regulation transfers from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to the Bank
of England i…
2010 07 28
Mervyn King: I want people focused on public service, not bankers, supervising the city
Mervyn King is looking for a new breed of regulators focused on public service
and not huge banking-style pay packages.
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King warns over inflation
The Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has warned that high inflation
will continue to erode earnings power through next year.
BIS: it’s the implicit taxpayer guarantee that drives banks to get bigger
Banks grow into global giants to cash in on implicit taxpayer guarantees
rather than capture any economies of scale, the world’s financial regulator
says in a report today.
Bank of England’s Mervyn King warns over inflation
Prices rises have defied the Bank’s expectations of a slowdown, adding to
pressure on households as wage growth remains weak
China at risk of bad loans, warns IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned China to be vigilant over bad loans
as its economy begins to slow.
House prices will fall over next five years, says Niesr
House prices will fall in real terms over the next five years as inflation
outstrips meagre rises in property values, one of the country’s most
respected forecasting bodies has warned.
‘Emergency’ Budget was not urgent, says economic think tank NIESR
Measures to raise an additional £40bn through spending cuts and tax rises
could have waited another six months, a respected research institute said.
2010 07 27