David Milliken

Position: UK Economics Correspondent
David keeps a close watch on the UK economy, the Bank of England and the British government debt market. Previously he worked in Frankfurt, covering the European Central Bank and euro zone economy -- with occasional forays into tech reporting -- and in Brussels, where he wrote about everything from European Union summits to Belgian football clubs.

Articles

BoE policymakers: UK economy has bottomed out November 27, 11:12am EST 

LONDON (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.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Bank hedges bets with QE expansion

When the Bank of England decided to expand its quantitative easing policy by 25 billion pounds to 200 billion earlier on Thursday, it was essentially hedging its bets.  Full Article | Comments [2] 

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Punctured Britain

If British chancellor Alistair Darling now occasionally tires of being reminded of his party's erstwhile promise of  "no more boom and bust", he won't thank British accountancy firm Grant Thornton  for ...  Full Article 

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Apple's ghost hovers over IFA

Apple's ghost was hovering over the feast of gadgetry at IFA, the world's largest consumer electronics fair in Berlin. Unlike most of its competitors, Apple itself didn't have a stand - its still very ...  Full Article | Comments [1]