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News

UK economy in shock contraction

GDP shrank by 0.5 percent between October and December, the ONS said

25 Jan 2011

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News

Inflation jumps in December

CPI rate increases to 3.7 percent

18 Jan 2011

Analysis

Economic growth measurements face change

What are the numbers and metrics by which we could measure wellbeing?

20 Dec 2010

News

Fuel costs push up UK input prices

UK petrol prices have reached an all-time high

13 Dec 2010

News

Trade gap widens as imports surge

UK trade deficit reaches £8.53bn in October

10 Dec 2010

Feature

The resurgence of UK manufacturing

Despite a reputation for decline, UK manufacturing is growing faster than it has for 15 years. Anthony Harrington talks to the sector’s FDs about leading a new industrial revolution

26 Apr 2010

Opinion

Economics: Modern-day 'econometrics' have got the forecasts wrong

What are we to make of the future of economic forecasting after the mystics got it so badly wrong?

22 Feb 2010

Analysis

With the closure of DB schemes, what is the future of longevity swaps?

Longevity swaps remain the preserve of very large funds, while defined benefit schemes keep closing. We examine the other longevity risk management options open to FDs For a full PDF of the supplement, click here

22 Feb 2010

Analysis

December Update

Our monthly roundup of news

24 Nov 2009

Opinion

Economics: Recovery is incremental, but nowhere near business as usual

The stats suggest a stronger recovery than exists in real terms. Will the pre-Budget report be similarly skewed?

22 Nov 2009

Analysis

September Essential News

Bank bonus culture rears its ugly head again; Madoff Securities ex-CFO pleads guilty to ten criminal charges; plus Technical Update and more...

25 Aug 2009

Analysis

Financial Directions September Update

Share ownership schemes; consumer price inflation; disgruntled employees and more...

25 Aug 2009

Opinion

Economics: Come rain or come shine, the recession will pass

The UK summer and the state of the economy are equally hard to predict – ­ and official statistics don’t help.

25 Aug 2009

Analysis

Unemployment figures at an all-time high

The rate of unemployment reached its highest level since 1997 in the three months to January 2009, rising to 6.5% ­ 2.03 million people, the Office for National Statistics says

24 Mar 2009

Analysis

Manufacturing slump dents UK profitability

The net rate of return by non-financial UK companies in the third quarter of 2008 dropped by almost 2% to 13.9%, back to the level of total profitability for the UK economy in the second quarter of 2007.

23 Feb 2009

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Latest Opinion

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Markets are too addicted to repeated doses of cheap cash

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

Latest Analysis

Practical implications of a GAAR

The lack of certainty may inhibit many arrangements which are currently felt to be part of everyday planning, writes Owen Clutton

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

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