A Question of Economics

The following two items suggest that the falling value of the pound is starting to have an impact on exports and imports. The Guardian repor...

The rising price of imported goods - particularly fruit, vegetables and toys - has caused an unexpected rise in one measure of UK inflation...

The BBC's Hugh Pym breaks down what quantitative easing means and why it's happening. Link: Quantitaive Easing - the story so far

The government has limited scope to implement its planned stimulus package as borrowing soars, according to a key economic think-tank. The ...

The competition watchdog has ordered BAA to sell three of its seven UK airports, ending its monopoly ownership of the leading airports in L...

UK unemployment has risen above two million for the first time since 1997, official figures have shown. During the three months to January,...

The Bank of England on Thursday announced unprecedented steps to prevent the deepest slump since the 1930s when it unveiled plans to injec...