Topic: Centre For Economics And Business Research

Economic crisis takes toll on bankers

The pressure on London bankers to get to grips with the global financial crisis has led to stress, depression and insomnia among City workers, affecting even the most experienced bosses.The phenomenon was brought to light when the chief executive of Lloyds Banking ...

Economic crisis takes toll on Britain's bankers

The pressure on London bankers to get to grips with the global financial crisis has led to stress, depression and insomnia among City workers, affecting even the most experienced bosses.The phenomenon was brought to light when the chief executive of Lloyds Banking ...

British shoppers hunt Christmas sale bargains

Recession-hit Britons are rushing to snap up bargains in the traditional post-Christmas sales, but economists warn that a looming tax hike is also fuelling demand -- and could stall economic recovery.Many shops in Britain began slashing prices on Saturday or Boxing Day ...

Shoppers hunt for Christmas sale bargains

Recession-hit Britons are rushing to snap up bargains in the traditional post-Christmas sales, but economists warn that a looming tax hike is also fuelling demand -- and could stall economic recovery.Many shops began slashing prices on Saturday or Boxing Day -- the ...

British shoppers hunt for Christmas sale bargains

Recession-hit Britons are rushing to snap up bargains in the traditional post-Christmas sales, but economists warn that a looming tax hike is also fuelling demand -- and could stall economic recovery.Many shops in Britain began slashing prices on Saturday or Boxing Day ...

Jobless figures reach 15-year high

More grim evidence of the recession's human cost will come today with figures set to show a further rise in unemployment to a 15-year high of around 2.5 million.. Many experts predict dole queues will stretch past the three million mark next ...

London faces recession worse than Nineties

London is at the start of an 18-month recession that will be longer and deeper than the downturn in the rest of the country, a leading forecaster warned today.. The capital's dependence on the City will drag the entire London economy down ...