Politics
Why is a Presidential election in France so pivotal to British business?
02 May 2012
Large injections of liquidity by the major central banks have played a key role in underpinning recent bouts of optimism, but danger is still lurking in the shadows
26 Apr 2012
The Budget is no longer the pivotal instrument of economic management; it is more about politics
26 Apr 2012
Charity could be forgiven for fearing it is being disenfranchised and forgotten as a contributor to the UK's economy
11 Apr 2012
If Merkel follows the German crowd then the European debt crisis is likely to rear its head again
03 Apr 2012
The chancellor can’t be complacent, but there is a growing suspicion that earlier pessimism may have been over-done
29 Mar 2012
Ample liquidity can ease short-term eurozone tensions, but it cannot resolve fundamental problems of solvency and lack of competitiveness in the periphery
29 Mar 2012
Europe may have edged closer to agreeing another Greek bailout package, but FDs are preparing for the country to leave the single currency, writes Phil Thornton
29 Mar 2012
Delegates at the Economist CFO Summit expect Greece to leave eurozone despite prospects of €130bn bailout package
24 Feb 2012
Reducing the debt, keeping the triple-A rating and getting activity on a sustainable growth path is Osborne’s challenge
22 Feb 2012
The business secretary’s proposals on curbing executive pay drew a predictably mixed response from UK business, writes Christian Doherty
22 Feb 2012
Temporary rises in share prices and related increases in risk appetite do not signal an end to the economic crisis - or a fundamental improvement in prospects
22 Feb 2012
The chancellor’s biggest issue is the one over which he has least influence - the eurozone debt debacle
26 Jan 2012
David Cameron’s veto of the EU Treaty has been hailed as protecting UK business, but will frosty relationships with the EU harm trade, asks Neil Hodge
26 Jan 2012
Unresolved fiscal problems in the US and concerns over a hard landing in India and China could unsettle the markets this year
26 Jan 2012
Economist consensus predicted a fall of 0.1%. GDP for 2011 as a whole rose by 0.9%
25 Jan 2012
Cable's proposals on executive pay "risk aiming a large sledgehammer against the wrong nut"
24 Jan 2012
Even if fiscal discipline improves, periphery economies such as Greece and Spain will continue suffering from a huge competitive gap
06 Jan 2012
Phil Thornton examines what a fragmenting eurozone means for UK business
06 Jan 2012
Weak growth trends threaten to undermine the objective of putting the public sector back on a sustainable footing
06 Jan 2012
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