Seventy-six years ago, hopes were high that an international meeting held at the Geological Museum in London would provide a boost for the economy.
David Beckham and Kate Moss did their bit. The British public dug deep during the grimmest recession to give a record amount for the Comic Relief.
History shows that protectionism has seen markets through the toughest times. Larry Elliott asks whether we shouldn’t look at the model.
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/ 19 January 2009
After a seemingly endless transition period, Barack Obama has a daunting to-do list when he finally takes office on Tuesday.
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/ 8 December 2008
The economic news last week was remorselessly grim from every corner of the globe.
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/ 6 November 2008
The markets have certainly come to the belated conclusion that the UK is mutton dressed up as lamb.
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/ 10 October 2008
For years, as the global economy enjoyed the longest boom since the late 1960s and early 1970s, the mood at the annual meeting of the IMF was smug.
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/ 18 September 2008
Larry Elliott takes a look at the bail-out which is a nationalisation designed to avert the worst market collapse since the 1930s.
Share prices dropped sharply on the world’s financial markets early last week amid fears that the year-long credit crunch is entering a dangerous new
Europe’s single currency zone suffered its first period of falling output during the spring as its three largest economies shrank.