Alternative lending: Shaking up banking business models
Last week’s politically embarrassing downgrade of government debt by the credit rating agency Moody’s is probably not really worth worrying about by itself, but it does highlight legitimate concerns about the UK economy’s potential to grow itself out of its problems.
Gareth Quested
01 March 2013
Manufacturing a recovery? Survey says no
The manufacturing sector shrank rapidly in May, according to data released this morning; looking closely at the data provides even more reason for concern, and the case for policy action is growing.
Gareth Quested
01 June 2012
Is the new recession going to carry on a little longer?
Yesterday’s Composite Leading Indicators from the OECD indicate that the UK may have reached a turning point in the economic cycle, but it looks as though the recession may continue for a little while yet.
Gareth Quested
11 May 2012