Quantitative Easing

Mortgage approvals rise but house price recovery could be uneven as sales accelerate into year-end.

EDF Energy plans 10.8 percent increase on UK household gas and energy prices in move that challenges Bank of England policy.

The best three-month growth figures in five years have sparked a raging debate over the government's economic strategy.

Olympic Games helps drive solid economic turnaround with 1pc growth but experts say recovery will remain uneven.

Record high employment figures mask a recession stuck economy. But economists remain puzzled as to why we're working longer but failing to growth

Number of Britons in work rose to record 29.59 million in the three months ending August and headline unemployment fell to 7.9 percent.

Britain's consumer price index eases to 2.2 percent in September, slowest since 2009, but gas and electricity prices look set to reverse the trend

Budget cuts and bank capital rules are being reconsidered as world leaders push for Plan B in face of slowing economic growth.

Lord Turner, FSA chairman and Bank of England governor contender, says innovative policies are needed to lift the country out of the downturn.

Reuters survey of economists shows most think British economy will barely lift out of recession over the next four quarters.

MPC member Weale also used Daily Mail interview to air inflation concerns over more quantitative easing in the UK economy.

An improving economy that will likely emerge from recession in the third quarter deters Bank of England policymakers from yet more quantitative easing

Fitch keeps its top grade for Britain's debt but says rising budget deficits and a slowing economy may threaten the triple-A rating.

The timing of the Bank of England Governor's first live television interview raises serious questions about his political independence.

Bank holds key rate at record low 0.5 percent but says short-term risk of price rises has intensified.

Bank of Japan governor says turnaround will take longer than anticipated but decision on monetary easing 'not related to China protests'.

Investor focus switches to US fiscal cliff as more better value in European stocks for the fist time in more than a 18 months.

Office for National Statistics reports that falling price of furniture and household goods and services brought down CPI inflation in August

King, who has been governor since 2003, will step down in June next year

Ex-CBI man McCafferty is the latest monetary policy committee member and has given his thoughts on state of play for recession-hit UK economy

Despite the recent peak in gold prices in anticipation of further economic stimulus by the US Fed Reserve, doubts over the precious metal as a safe investment persist.

Report suggests ECB prepared to buy unlimited quantities of Eurozone government debt to bring down yields and draw a line under the crisis.

Analysts expect third round of quantitative easing to be announced soon.

British Chambers of Commerce slashes 2012 growth forecast for UK economy to -0.4% and tells government fiscal push in infrastrutructure is crucial.

The tiny bump in the cost of living seems tame to policy makers, but in Britain, rising prices are an undeniable fact of life.

Soaring air fare and eased clothing discounting pushed UK CPI inflation up in July

UK economy growth forecasts from Bank of England revised down - again - to zero as uncertainty reigns supreme

Growth in Britain's vast service sector slows, pointing to extension of recession into third quarter.

Bank of England rate-setters on the monetary policy committee have held the rate and quantitative easing target as they await the impact of recent actions such as credit easing.

Despite the deepening UK recession, Bank of England rate-setters are unlikely to loosen their monetary policy further by slashing the base rate at their upcoming meeting.