The cuckoo clock chimes for the Swiss franc
If it sounds like a multiplayer 3D chess game, then that’s what it really is. The technical term for it is currency war.
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If it sounds like a multiplayer 3D chess game, then that’s what it really is. The technical term for it is currency war.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says his 2015 new year’s resolution is to read a book every other week – here are six books we think he should read.
The indicators show China, Japan – and even the McDonald’s burger chain – are facing economic slowdown. How will the eurozone respond?
Had Osborne’s 2010 predictions actually happened, the deficit would be small, the debt falling, and the much vaunted rebalancing of the economy would have taken place.
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First it was Libor. Now Britain’s biggest banks are poised to disclose massive fines for their role in the manipulation of the global foreign exchange market, or Forex.
The Lloyds Banking Group is to close 200 of its branches. It says the move is aimed at improving efficiency and customer service – but what does it tell us about the future of banking in Britain?
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to cut around 10 per cent of its current work force and close 150 branches in an effort to simplify the business and be more efficient.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage could appear alongside David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg in a pre-election TV debate. Will he be able to sway young voters?
Germany suffers its sharpest drop in industrial production since 2009 – boosting fears that the EU’s economic powerhouse could head for recession and trigger a crisis across Europe.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls says Labour will stick with austerity, capping child benefit and pledging not to raise borrowing.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has said there is “little basis” for “fear-mongering” over the economy of an independent Scotland. Mr Stiglitz, who advises the Scottish government on economic affairs, said that while there would be risks in the event of a Yes vote, the risks of Scotland remaining in the union and UK leaving…
Deutsche Bank’s warning over an independent Scotland’s finances is all over the headlines. How seriously should we take it?
In Edinburgh for Alex Salmond’s press conference for international media. Judging by the applause and yes badges it’s not just media in the audience.
There are a panoply of risks associated to Scottish Independence. The transition risks might be survivable, but goodwill is required from London and Edinburgh if it is going to work.