08:53 : Why count on the pound? asks Tory MP Douglas Carswell -
As if Sir Mervyn King did not have enough to worry about, an attempt will be staged in Parliament on Tuesday to take away his monopoly as supplier of our money.
01:04 : Press digest - British business - Aug 17 -
Sir Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, signalled in an open letter to British finance minister George Osborne that he is far more alarmed about turmoil in the euro area than about rising ...
22:30 : Unthinkable? Stop spending | Editorial -
The 'open for business' sign after so many shops have been trashed earlier in the week is more than just a message to shoppersCuts in consumption make headline news. On the macro scale, it is the first sign that the French economy ...
15:29 : Business week in pictures -
With the US economy like a rabbit in the ratings agencies' headlights, this week saw more stock market turmoil as well as a gloomy-ish prognosis for the UK economy from Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King
06:49 : QE in focus as Bank's King presents new forecasts -
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King will be in the spotlight later on Wednesday when he presents new economic forecasts -- and faces questions about whether the latest market turmoil has moved ...
23:40 : QE in focus as Bank's King presents new forecasts -
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King will be in the spotlight later on Wednesday when he presents new economic forecasts -- and faces questions about whether the latest market turmoil has moved ...
19:08 : George Osborne interrupts holiday to make debt crisis calls -
Chancellor also urged Italy and Spain to show that they will force through credible deficit reduction plansChancellor George Osborne held a round of urgent calls on the financial crisis from his Californian holiday home, including ...
12:50 : Downing Street attempts to show control over eurozone crisis -
George Osborne to telephone Bank of England governor from Californian holiday; William Hague: 'We are not in firing line'Downing Street has moved to reassure voters that David Cameron and George Osborne are on top of the spiralling ...
16:07 : How Mervyn King is warping our view of normality -
Caught between calming homeowners' nerves and managing savers' expectations, Bank of England governor Mervyn King has led us to a highly unusual state of affairs.