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No quick fix for Euro - maybe a slow one?
5 hours ago
If you step back from the monthly and quarterly figures, there is quite a lot of evidence that the slow economic fix to the crisis is happening.
24 May 2012
Last updated at 04:37 ET
UK economy tracker
See how what has been happening with growth, unemployment, house prices and inflation and find out what key economic terms mean.
Economy shrank more than thought
The UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of the year, more than previously estimated, revised figures show.
Big fall in April UK retail sales
UK retail sales volumes fell sharply in April largely because of a record fall in petrol sales, according to official figures.
Article written by Robert Peston
Robert Peston
Business editor
Free banking 'a dangerous myth'
18 hours ago
The man soon to become the City's top regulator, Andrew Bailey, says free banking is bad for banks and customers, because it hides the true costs of banking services.
Watch/Listen
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Osborne: Recession 'disappointing'00:32
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Balls: 'Osborne ignored our warning'01:30
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Flanders explains GDP figure02:03
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Should the UK give more to the IMF?04:59
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Rise in retail sales in March01:31
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Cameron welcomes new Nissan jobs01:05
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BCC: 'It’s sunny for business'03:58
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BBA boss: I'm a human being 06:08
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Clegg unveils £1bn 'Youth Contract'01:20
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Chancellor to reveal how tax is spent01:21
Features & Analysis
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'We're invisible'
Why women's joblessness is rising faster than men's
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Reluctant part-timers
The growing problem of underemployment
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China v UK
Rising costs in China a turn off for UK factory owner
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'Misleading or wrong'
Economist says official GDP stats don't add up
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Economic growth?
It is costing less to see your garden bloom
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Sleepless nights
'My confidence is nil' - life after three years without work
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Price buster
Which investments can help you beat inflation?
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Inflation and you
Who is hardest hit by rising prices?
