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.
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]
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
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]