Can #operationsitin lift Belfast’s economy?
Businesses in Belfast feeling the financial fallout from recent trouble begin #operationsitin in a bid to lift the economy and persuade people the city is open for business.
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The Office of National Statistics reports a budget surplus of £11.4bn, boosted by tax receipts and the first payment of interest from the Bank of England’s quantitative easing program.
Great things are expected of Canada’s Mark Carney, the new Bank of England governor. But questions are now being asked about the health of the economy he leaves behind.
David Cameron’s claim that the government is “paying down Britain’s debts” provokes anger among some economists and an official complaint from Labour. Does it pass the FactCheck test?
Businesses in Belfast feeling the financial fallout from recent trouble begin #operationsitin in a bid to lift the economy and persuade people the city is open for business.
After weeks of protest over the flying the union flag, Belfast is trying to come to terms with its full impact – not just on the economy but on everyday life.
The US president says that a deal on the “fiscal cliff” is within sight but it was not complete yet, in a bid to prevent America veering towards extensive tax rises and a host of spending cuts.
The clock is ticking: as the US Congress begins a rare Sunday session, the pressure is mounting on both sides to agree a budget deal.
Retailers predict shoppers will spend £5bn this weekend ahead of Christmas. But after a bleak year for the economy, is this a touch of wishful thinking? James Blake reports.
Republicans in the House of Representatives abandon a vote on a bill aimed at avoiding a “fiscal cliff,” after failing to gather enough support for the measure.
As the year draws to a close (but hopefully not the world, unless the Mayans were right all along) we want to know what 2012 has done for you, from Gangnam Style to changing attitudes to disability.
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?
With one-in-four UK children living in poverty, critics fear the coalition’s benefit cuts pose serious risks to the most vulnerable: the cutback kids growing up in a decade of debt.
Respected think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns the current period of austerity could last for a further six years as the chancellor is forced to extend cuts into the next parliament.
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.
As another US general becomes embroiled in the scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, Felicity Spector sifts through the details of a story that gets more unbelievable by the day.