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Slideshow: Health check on Britain’s economy

By Norma Cohen

Published: June 26 2009 00:14 | Last updated: June 26 2009 00:14

Britain’s financial system is more stable today than it was six months ago but the entire system remains vulnerable to shocks, particularly if lending to households and businesses does not pick up and the economy stalls again, according to the Bank of England’s latest financial stability report. Equity markets have risen 25 to 35 per cent since their March nadir, while the appetite for credit risk has led to higher corporate bond prices. But the Bank cautions that bank balance sheets remain weak.

Financial stability slideshow

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

June 26 2009

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

June 26 2009

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

June 26 2009

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

June 26 2009

Bank of England Financial Stability Report

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