12:09pm

Johnson launches ‘Crossrail for bikes’

15-mile London route part of £913m project

12:14am

Poor data lead to cut in growth forecasts

BCC downgrades outlook for 2013 from 1% to 0.6%

From WORLD 12:17pm

BoE decides against further QE

Gilt-buying and rates held against hopes MPC would take action

From WORLD 11:59pm

Study recommends bigger cull of deer

Fast rising numbers of the animal are damaging British forests

From WORLD 9:30pm

Osborne to hand Carney more powers

Forthcoming Budget to usher in looser monetary policy

From WORLD 8:22pm

Brazil visa crackdown plan fuels trade fears

Mismatch between clampdown on immigration and call to compete in the ‘global race’

From WORLD 5:53pm

Cable questions chancellor’s Plan A

Time may have come to increase borrowing

From WORLD 5:51pm

National Trust warns on planning reform war

Councils failing to meet deadline on development plans

Mar 6, 2013

Pain of public sector job cuts widespread

Southwest England suffers most with 11% fall in jobs

Mar 5, 2013

OECD discourages tax breaks for pensions

Subsidies to low earners should be offered, says report

Mar 5, 2013

Services data allay fears on economy

PMI figures lessen chances of more quantitative easing

From WORLD Mar 4, 2013

Coalition plans push to revive housing

Cameron and Clegg draw up measures to boost sector

Mar 4, 2013

Cable calls for shake-up of lending scheme

Credit fell £2.4bn at end of 2012 in spite of FLS

Mar 4, 2013

Construction index hits three-year low

Sharp drops in commercial building and civil engineering activity

From WORLD Mar 4, 2013

Osborne urged to curb business rates

Small companies seek rate cap and wider competition in banking sector

Mar 3, 2013

Jobs growth continues amid pay squeeze

City of London misses out as employment boom continues elsewhere

From COMPANIES Mar 3, 2013

Females add diversity to boards

Study dispels talent pool concerns

From COMPANIES Mar 3, 2013

Housebuilding incentive branded a flop

£3.3bn scheme to reward councils is not working, says former minister

Wolfgang Munchau from COMMENT Mar 3, 2013

Bonus issue marks start of a long battle

It is in the eurozone’s collective interest to stop London from acting as its main financial centre

Mar 3, 2013

Policy makers eye radical options for UK

Governor-designate spurs fresh thinking at central bank

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