Unemployment

Never mind the focus on Greece, Chris Clarke explains why UK should leave the European Union.

Chris Clarke Sep 05, 2012

The World Economic Forum's annual ranking on competitiveness sees Britain jump two places to eighth despite drag from recession.

Martin Baccardax Sep 05, 2012

Middle-aged gunman opens fire in hall where Quebec separatist party leader Pauline Marois gives victory speech.

Geetha Pillai Sep 05, 2012

Cathal Gilbert finds out that South Africa is far from the promised land for refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cathal Gilbert Sep 04, 2012

Australia's central bank keeps an eye on inflation and continuing subdued global outlook.

Staff Reporter Sep 04, 2012

The healthcare and medical sectors are likely to have some of the highest paying jobs in the future, according to data from American institutions

Sanskrity Sinha Sep 03, 2012

Weak data mounts pressure on Reserve Bank of Australia for rate cut.

Staff Reporter Sep 03, 2012

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

Prasanth Aby Thomas Sep 01, 2012

Mitt Romney promises to create 12 million jobs in four years during his speech to accept the Republican presidential nomination.

Geetha Pillai Aug 31, 2012

Japan's export-oriented economy is under pressure due to the continuing European debt crisis and slowing global economy.

Geetha Pillai Aug 28, 2012

Data shows Spain’s recession worsened after austerity measures hurt spending

Lianna Brinded Aug 28, 2012

With Greece obliged to implement severe austerity measures, IBTimes looks at how ordinary people are paying the price.

Lianna Brinded Aug 24, 2012

Global economic slump and air fuel price instability rock airline industry and lists Qantas as latest victim

Shane Croucher Aug 23, 2012

Despite banks' executive remuneration stoking public outrage, just 17% claw back cash from bad bosses in 2011.

Shane Croucher Aug 23, 2012

George Osborne adds £600m to UK public debt, leaving debt-to-GDP levels soaring, as corporation tax receipts fall amid recession and global slowdown

Shane Croucher Aug 21, 2012

British households slowly build confidence as employment data, falling inflation and UK economy show signs of improvement.

Shane Croucher Aug 20, 2012

Positive retail sales volume data in spite of UK recession surprises hard-hit retailers

Shane Croucher Aug 16, 2012

Office for National Statistics data reveals highest employment rate for four years despite UK recession

Shane Croucher Aug 15, 2012

BMJ paper claims financial difficulties caused by double-dip recession has seen suicides rise by nearly 10% for men and women.

Nicholas Edmondson Aug 14, 2012

School and sports centre wrecked as violence erupts in deprived part of northern French city.

Anissa Haddadi Aug 14, 2012

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

Martin Baccardax Aug 14, 2012

Protesters angry that draft constitution undermines women's status and would set back gender equality by decades.

Anissa Haddadi Aug 14, 2012

BNP Paribas's decision to freeze US subprime investment funds lit credit crisis touchpaper in the summer of 2007

Martin Baccardax Aug 06, 2012

On 25 July 2012 Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) issued its official estimate for the country's second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP). A contraction was expected by all and the range amongst economists was between -0.2 per cent and -0.4 per cent. The Telegraph's Angela Monaghan credited Vicky Redwood of Capital Economics with coming nearest and predicting the worst, at -0.5 per cent and so the ONS's -0.7 per cent came as a shock to everybody.

Graeme Mackay Jul 30, 2012

Spain's second recession in three years extends to the second quarter while the IMF say growth won't return until 2014.

Martin Baccardax Jul 30, 2012

This young Americans in these states are facing the worst unemployment scenario in the past three decades.

Sanskrity Sinha Jul 28, 2012

Britain is in the worst double-dip recession for 50 years as dreadful GDP figures reveal the true state of the UK economy. Here's what the analysts and economists had to say.

Shane Croucher Jul 25, 2012

UK GDP slump will add pressure on government to alter policies which have delivered longest double-dip in half a century.

Martin Baccardax Jul 25, 2012

Final word on annual assessment of UK economy puts further pressure on Osborne's Plan A.

Martin Baccardax Jul 19, 2012

A slight month-on-month rise in UK retails sales volume shows that not even heavy discounting can attract moribund consumers into the shops.

Shane Croucher Jul 19, 2012