8:28pm

IMF pulls its punches in ring with Treasury

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde

Billed fight turns into polite exchange over nuanced jargon

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IMF urges UK to spend on infrastructure

Austerity criticism toned down but fund says more can be done

7:53pm

IMF adds to ‘Help to Buy’ critics

Fund fears plan will boost demand for housing and not supply

3:35pm

Q&A: IMF’s assessment of the UK economy

Economic indicators improving but IMF urges government to do more

10:46am

Mixed UK data ahead of IMF verdict

Retail sales volumes and state borrowing drop, tax revenues rise

Chris Giles Chris Giles from COMMENT 7:12pm

No magic pill for Britain’s economy

Hype over fiscal policy will detract from the rest of the IMF report

Editorial from COMMENT 6:17pm

Noise and truths in the IMF’s verdict

Forget about fiscal policy – the urgent task is fixing the banks

From COMPANIES 11:41am

Banks rule out need to issue new shares

RBS and Lloyds to plug capital shortfall with asset sales

Chris Giles Chris Giles from UK POLITICS & POLICY May 22, 2013

Scottish debate uses economics as weapon

The combatants share little common ground on the secession debate’s burning issues

May 21, 2013

Inflation fall boosts Osborne against IMF

Chancellor prepares to face criticism over austerity drive

Markets Insight from MARKETS May 21, 2013

Central bankers turn deaf ear to warnings

Yields on US and UK government bonds fell and their currencies appreciated, pointing to resurgent inflation

From MARKETS May 21, 2013

Pound slides on inflation slowdown

CPI of 2.4% for April was lower than expected

FT Alphaville from UK POLITICS & POLICY May 21, 2013

FT Alphaville: Secret liquidity and Scottish independence

May 21, 2013

UK inflation falls to seven-month low

Lower transport costs big factor in easing price pressures

From UK POLITICS & POLICY May 21, 2013

Salmond outlines case for Scottish independence

Report says Scotland would be better off if it left the UK

From UK POLITICS & POLICY May 20, 2013

Tax clamp could cost jobs, warns minister

Exchequer secretary sees dangers in backlash against business

May 20, 2013

Space industry’s hopes ride on ‘Major Tim’

First UK astronaut for two decades tasked with giving sector a boost

From COMMENT May 20, 2013

Robin Hood tax: A long shot

European plans for a financial transaction levy are likely to be diluted

May 20, 2013

Bank resolution laws are ‘essential’

Paul Tucker speech highlights ‘too big to fail’ problem

From UK BUSINESS May 19, 2013

Worker insecurity at 20-year high

Public sector employees worried about losing jobs, says study

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