UK economy
In Britain, the Bank of England sets the key interest rate, with the aim of keeping inflation at a set target rate. Other key economic data to watch include house prices, retail sales and employment data.
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(20 November 09)– Subscriber only 
It is now almost two years since the credit crunch struck. Yet to listen to the political debate, you'd think nothing much had changed, says Matthew Lynn.
(20 November 09)
The City is up in arms over government plans to tackle bankers' bonuses. But there are very few genuinely new powers; it's just an attempt to paint Labour as tough on bonuses.
(20 November 09)
The £47m handed out to officials in the Ministry of Defence is part of the bonus culture that has grown beyond banking to become pervasive in the public sector too.
