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Rise in UK services PMI eases recession fears

Investment Week | 03 Feb 2012

Britain's dominant services sector grew at its fastest pace in 10 months in January, reflecting a more optimistic company view, the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed.

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UK set for return to recession - NIESR

The UK and Europe will both slip into recession in 2012, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Investment Week | 03 Feb 2012

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History's nine worst asset bubbles....and one set to burst?

Investment Week counts down nine of the worst speculative bubbles in the history of financial markets, and wonders which one could be next...

Investment Week | 17 Jan 2012

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UK back in recession and no rate rise until 2016 - CEBR

The UK is already back in recession and will not see any interest rate rises until at least 2016, according to economic thinktank the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

Investment Week | 16 Jan 2012

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SocGen's Edwards: China will collapse in 2012

A likely hard landing in China will bring the financial crisis of the past five years to a climax in 2012, a leading City strategist has warned.

Investment Week | 12 Jan 2012

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Germany on 'brink of recession'

Germany’s economy shrank by approximately 0.25% in the fourth quarter of last year, raising fears Europe's second largest economy is on the brink of recession.

Investment Week | 11 Jan 2012

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Eurozone faces 'mild' recession in 2012 - E&Y

The eurozone faces a "mild" recession in the first half of next year, restricting full-year economic growth in the region to just 0.1%, according to Ernst & Young.

Investment Week | 15 Dec 2011

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Is the UK facing another recession in 2012?

With the OBR and OECD at odds over the outlook for UK growth, top commentators give us their predictions for the economy next year.

Investment Week | 02 Dec 2011

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OECD warns UK on brink of double dip

The OECD has warned the UK is teetering on the edge of a double-dip recession, and has called for further quantitative easing to support the economy.

Investment Week | 28 Nov 2011

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BoE's Fisher warns 'significant chance' of UK double dip

MPC member Paul Fisher has warned the UK is at risk of another recession, less than two years since the last downturn.

Investment Week | 27 Oct 2011

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Dr Doom warns of 50% chance of global recession

Economist Nouriel Roubini believes the unresolved debt crisis in Europe has resulted in more than a 50% chance of a worldwide recession.

Investment Week | 25 Oct 2011

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Weale: Risk of UK double dip has increased

The risk of another UK recession is higher now than in recent months, according to Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale, who expects the economy to contract in the final quarter of 2011.

Investment Week | 25 Oct 2011

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What can policymakers learn from 1923?

The most extreme example of quantitative easing in an advanced economy took place in Weimar Germany in the early 1920s. In 1913, a year before the First World War broke out, a paper mark and a gold mark were the same thing.

Investment Week | 21 Oct 2011

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UK company managers expect double-dip recession

UK business managers are preparing for a double-dip recession and also warn the private sector will fail to replace jobs lost to public sector cutbacks.

Investment Week | 04 Oct 2011

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Clive Hale: Let’s twist again…

The Federal Reserve’s latest cunning plan seems to have been misinterpreted by many, but not by Mr Market. This is less of a money-printing exercise, á la QE1 and QE2, than an attempt to flatten the yield curve.

Investment Week | 30 Sep 2011

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