en-us Reuters) - Britain is past the worst of the recession and should return to growth in the fourth quarter, two Bank of England policymakers said, in remarks which support government forecasts the economic downturn is nearly over.Treasury sources told Reuters late on Thursday they...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:16:43 -0800 Reuters UK) - Britain has gone through the worst of the recession and should return to growth in the fourth quarter, although there is "still a lot of work to do," two Bank of England policymakers said in newspaper interviews published on Friday.The central bank's Deputy Governor Charles Bean...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:46:31 -0800 Reuters UK) - Chancellor Alistair Darling will downgrade the 2009 economic outlook when he presents his pre-budget report next month but still point to growth resuming at the turn of the year as he predicted in April.Treasury sources told Reuters on Thursday that the unexpectedly rapid fall...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:45:34 -0800 Reuters UK) - Britain's economy probably began growing again in the second half of the year and has a good chance of getting back on the path to low inflation growth next year, Bank of England policymaker Andrew Sentance said on Wednesday.In an interview with Sky News, Sentance said...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:31:01 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:32:34 -0800 Reuters UK) - There are signs the British economy has returned to growth in the second half of this year, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance told BBC radio on Wednesday.Sentance was speaking ahead of the second reading of Q3 GDP at 9:30 a.m.. The first...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:20 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:51 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:13:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - The global economy is in a holding pattern and vulnerable to more upheaval, the head of the IMF said on Monday, adding a lasting recovery will depend on policymakers taking the proper steps in the coming months.Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, said the...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:36 -0800 Reuters UK) - The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessment on Friday, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation and a possible return to recession.The Japanese government published a report that pronounced the economy officially in deflation...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:34 -0800 Reuters UK) - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee split three ways in November, with seven members backing a 25 billion pound boost to the economy, one wanting more and another calling for no increase at all.Minutes of the November 4-5 meeting published...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:54 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's government inched towards agreeing new stimulus measures that could be worth $30 billion (18 billion pounds) on Monday as economic growth is likely to slow next year due to sluggish personal spending and rising inventories.Economists doubt whether that amount will...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:30 -0800 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:45 -0800 Reuters UK) - Global oil demand will grow in the fourth quarter of 2009, its first year-on-year increase in fuel use since the second quarter of 2008, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.The Paris-based adviser to 28 industrialised economies raised its global oil demand estimate for...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:30:51 -0800 Reuters UK) - Britons are more optimistic about the economy than at any time for the past 18 months, according to a Populus poll for The Times on Tuesday.The poll shows that the number of voters thinking the country as a whole will do well over the next year...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15:17 -0800 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:09:00 -0800 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:37:06 -0800 UNM UNM Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:04:44 -0800