The 2008 financial crisis set in train many of the issues the world still struggles with today.
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The Bank of England is factoring more than sky-high inflation into its base rate decisions right now.
Concerns about a decline in lending to small businesses are growing as the Fed raised rates for the 10th time in a little over a year.
China’s mortgage strikes are affecting its economy but won’t cause global contagion.
Interest among financial institutions in bitcoin derivatives contracts highlights worrying reminders of the not-too-distant past.
The UK and US may avoid another crash, but many other major economies look like they are on the brink.
Billions are being loaned against some fast depreciating assets. It could end in an almighty car crash.
Recalling August 9 2007 – the start of the credit crunch and global financial crisis.
In 2009, US trucking company YRC Worldwide faced ruin as it struggled to restructure its debt. With tens of thousands of jobs at stake, the Teamsters union, led by James Hoffa, accused some YRC bondholders…
Gordon Brown will retire from the Commons viewed on the one hand as a giant of Scottish Labour who spent 13 years at the pinnacle of frontline UK politics as chancellor and prime minister: the son of the…
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