1:44pm

Cameron defends economic record

Data confirm UK economy shrank in final months of 2012

11:13am

Bean defends BoE’s inflation policy

Deputy governor sets up potential conflict with Carney

7:55pm

Few support BoE option of negative rates

Tucker discusses policy idea with MPs

paul tucker of the bank of england ©Bloomberg 7:53pm

Tucker hints at radical growth moves

MPs told banks could be charged for BoE deposits

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne answers an emergency question in the House of Commons on the loss of the UK's prized AAA credit rating. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday February 25, 2013. See PA story ECONOMY Credit. ©PA 6:27pm

Osborne chides cabinet over enterprise zones

Ministers shift blame for turgid UK growth

From MARKETS 8:35pm

UK borrowing costs fall despite rating cuts

Long-term rate at lowest level this year

BoE governor Mervyn King, left, and his Japanese counterpart Masaaki Shirakawa in Tokyo ©Getty From WORLD Feb 26, 2013

King defends looser monetary policy

BoE governor dismisses devaluation concerns

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne answers an emergency question in the House of Commons on the loss of the UK's prized AAA credit rating. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday February 25, 2013. See PA story ECONOMY Credit. ©PA From WORLD Feb 25, 2013

Osborne’s critics seize on downgrade

Chancellor comes under fire from Labour and his own party

Chris Giles Chris Giles Feb 25, 2013

Moody’s just one voice as City stays calm

Rating seen to be catching up with reality

Feb 25, 2013

Carney warns over lack of trust in banks

Bank of England governor-designate calls for cultural change

Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh from COMMENT Feb 25, 2013

Voters expect Osborne to stay his course

The British are busy hunkering down for years of squeezed living standards

Feb 25, 2013

UK borrowers focus on paying debt

January mortgage approvals fell 14% on last year

Feb 25, 2013

Scientists claim 72 is the new 30

Life expectancy rises faster since 1900 than previous 200 millennia

Feb 25, 2013

Service sector sees drop in activity

Proportion of companies looking to expand highest since 2010

From WORLD Feb 24, 2013

Tensions surface in treasured landscapes

Young and old contend for view of national parks

Feb 24, 2013

Extension of UK austerity worries Moody’s

Q&A: A look at why agency removed country’s triple A rating

From WORLD Feb 24, 2013

Liverpool festival is UK global showcase

Focus on role of regional cities in driving economic growth

From COMMENT Feb 23, 2013

Wave the jazz hands and hope for the best

Politicians hope that voters are clueless about tax, writes Tim Harford

From LEX Feb 23, 2013

UK downgrade: good news

All of the country’s problems are well documented

The Short View Feb 23, 2013

Is downgrade bad news for Osborne?

After the US was downgraded in 2011, US bond yields tumbled

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