China’s manufacturing index dropped below 50 in January, 1st time since Oct 2012
China’s manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 49.8 in January, the first time the index fell below the 50-point mark since October 2012,...
Mark Carney trains for London Marathon
Despite his super-busy work schedule, Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, 49, still finds time to train each morning for April’s London...
Male and younger workers saw largest wage declines since the crisis, UK
Male and younger workers in the UK have experienced the steepest falls in pay since the financial crisis in 2008. Lower-paid workers’ wages have...
UK January retail sales performed better than expected, said CBI
UK January sales growth slowed less than analysts had expected, driven mainly by a healthy rise in clothing sales, the largest in nearly two...
Eurozone told by Mark Carney currency union means sharing tax and spending decisions
If you really want the euro to work, you will need to share decisions on spending and taxes, the Governor of the Bank of...
Companies House typo destroys 124 year-old engineering company
A Companies House typo, which entered 124 year-old military equipment supplier Taylor & Sons as Taylor & Son (missing the "s"), led to a...
Interest rate hikes will be 0.5% per year for many years, says BoE’s Haldane
The Bank of England’s chief economist, Andy Haldane, said that when interest rates start to rise, the increases will be tiny and very spread...
Auschwitz Nazi death camp liberated 70 years ago today
On January 27th, 1945, the former Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, located in southern Poland, was liberated by the Soviet army. Approximately 1.1 million people...
UK economy grew by 2.6% in 2014, greatest expansion since 2007
UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.6% in 2014, the greatest rate of expansion since 2007, and considerably higher than the 1.7% posted...
Manchester United and Swissquote announce global partnership
Manchester United has announced a multi-year global sponsorship deal with Geneva-based online forex trading company Swissquote. Neither party gave details on the value for...