FT.com / Markets – Sterling buoyed by hopes of growth
byVia FT.com / Markets – Sterling buoyed by hopes of growth: Sterling was lifted on Wednesday by UK data indicating that recovery in business…
Banking
FT.com – Lloyds reports first-half loss of £4bn
byVia FT.com / Companies / UK companies – Lloyds reports first-half loss of £4bn: Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday said that the deteriorating state…
FT.com — “Wall St profits from Fed role”
byPrompted by an FT article on banks’ excess profits arising from quantitative easing, entrepreneur and economist Toby Baxendale explains how QE widens wealth inequality…
FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade – Companies pay down debts
byVia FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade – Companies pay down debts. The bank debt held by companies fell for the first time…
Chancellor appoints new Chairman for UKFI – HM Treasury
byVia Chancellor appoints new Chairman for UKFI – HM Treasury . Sir David Cooksey has been appointed as Chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited…
FT.com / UK – Darling threatens banks over loans
byVia FT.com / UK – Darling threatens banks over loans. Ministers have warned Britain’s banks to increase the supply of affordable loans to businesses…
Iceland’s krona proves the magic wand as Europe ails – Telegraph
byVia Iceland’s krona proves the magic wand as Europe ails – Telegraph: Out in Iceland’s Eastern fjords, Alcoa has raised aluminium production to record levels…
FT.com – White paper examines how to burst bubbles
byVia FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade – White paper examines how to burst bubbles: Taking away the punchbowl just as the party…
Bank of England poised to pump billions more into economy | guardian.co.uk
byVia Bank of England poised to pump billions more into economy | Business | guardian.co.uk : Economists believe the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC)…
FT.com / Martin Wolf – The cautious approach to fixing banks will not work
byVia FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf – The cautious approach to fixing banks will not work: With one bound the banks are free,…