War and peace in battles between Britain and the banking sector
Outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King’s insistence that banks shore up their balance sheets met with widespread resistance – but Barclays is leading the way.
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Outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King’s insistence that banks shore up their balance sheets met with widespread resistance – but Barclays is leading the way.
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Regulators say Britain’s banks must take action to ensure they can cope with the extra costs they face because of bad debts, mis-selling and the eurozone crisis.
The government’s borrowing about £56bn more than it thought it would as recently as December’s Autumn statement.