View from Berlin: Bluffing Britain losing friends
The presumption in Germany is that David Cameron will back down. If this is wrong, Britain could end up leaving the EU.
Faisal Islam
Faisal Islam has left Channel 4 News. This is an archive of his blogs.
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Mervyn King: time to review inflation targets
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, says it is time to review inflation targeting and describes the UK economy as a patient that needs reviving. Faisal Islam reports from Davos.
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Pensioner payments surge above record £100bn
As politicians point the finger at spiralling numbers of dole “scroungers”, Economics Editor Faisal Islam reveals pension payments are behind the big rises.
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Can the chancellor really raise billions from the sale of 4G?
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement assumes he is right to claim he can raise £3.5bn from the sale of 4G. A sell-off in the Netherlands did eight times better than expected, but can Britain manage a similar feat?
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Carney’s recent musing on UK jobs and housing bubbles
Bank of England governor-elect Mark Carney’s recent comments suggest an acceptance of higher inflation. So what are his plans for the UK economy?
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Super Mario: unemployment the unavoidable price
Is unemployment a price worth paying for keeping the euro on the road? I put the question to ECB President Mario Draghi.
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Osborne peers over the edge of Britain’s fiscal trench
It could have been a lot worse for George Osborne in the autumn statement, as Britain faces losing its coveted triple-AAA credit status.
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The return of Manchester’s rag trade, and Osborne’s statement
Manchester’s rag trade is booming – yes, really. Here’s what it means for the economy – and five more things to watch out for in Osborne’s autumn statement.
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Problems for Osborne as funding for lending founders
Bad news for George Osborne ahead of his autumn statement as it appears his plan to boost lending from high street banks to householders and businesses is foundering.
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The end of forbearance: Britain’s Roadrunner moment
Low interest rates, low corporate insolvency rates, interest-only mortgages – they’re all masking the true depth of the UK’s financial crisis.
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After the Carney-val, a less independent Bank of England?
As Mark Carney takes the reins at the Bank of England, Economics Editor Faisal Islam looks at the politics behind his surprise appointment.
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No Cyprus bailout yet. Enter the ‘Dvoika’
A funny thing is happening in the Mediterranean. Cyprus has been poised to become the fourth Eurozone sovereign to agree a bailout, the fifth if you include Spain’s banking bailout.
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Hewlett Packard ‘misled’ over Autonomy finances
Computer maker Hewlett Packard asks US and UK authorities to investigate alleged misrepresentations of Autonomy’s finances before HP took over the UK software group last year.
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Ten golden quotes from Sir Mervyn King
Sir Mervyn King’s latest inflation report yields a crop of golden quotes about the state of the UK’s economy, according to Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
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General Motors is alive, as is Obama’s presidency
America faces a “fiscal nightmare” of tax rises and spending cuts, unless Republicans in the House of Representatives are willing to compromise.
