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The UK could leave the European Union by this autumn should the eurozone debt crisis intensify further, it has been suggested in a study by Japanese bank Nomura.

The UK's highly-prized AAA-credit rating should not be seen as the 'be all and end all' of government policy, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said.

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The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has called on the government to loosen its debt reduction plans as growth forecasts are slashed for the UK.

Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury has revealed how he would cope with a sudden round of redemptions if demand for corporate bond funds reverses.

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Developed nations are stuck in a "never-ending cycle of recession" which will lead to a huge growth crisis in the summer of next year, Ignis' chief economist Stuart Thomson has warned.

Economists have warned the UK could suffer a triple-dip recession next year after the recovery effects of the Olympics wear off.