Financial crisis
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First Republic: will UK banks survive unscathed?
Under the Radar US shares dip after collapse of third regional bank, but experts say contagion to the UK is unlikely
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Should the UK relax bank ring-fencing rules?
Talking Point Treasury minister said he hopes to ‘boost competitiveness’ in the City with easing of regulations
By Richard Windsor Published
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Would Credit Suisse collapse mean a repeat of 2008?
Talking Point CEO of troubled Swiss bank attempts to soothe nerves but default risk remains
By The Week Staff Published
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Should caps on bankers’ bonuses be scrapped?
Talking Point New chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng believed to be planning contentious move to ‘boost the City’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Lebanon on brink of breakdown as financial crisis escalates
In Depth Hyperinflation has triggered ‘disastrous’ shortages of medicines and fuel
By Joe Evans Published
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Why economic crash could cost more lives than coronavirus
In Depth Experts are predicted a global downturn ‘at least as bad’ as the 2008 crisis - and possibly worse
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Could junk debt lead to a new subprime-style meltdown?
Speed Read Bank of England sparks concern among central banks after revealing the size of the global risky loan market
By The Week Staff Last updated
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UK economy ‘heading for worst year since financial crisis’
Speed Read Economists downgrade GDP growth forecasts due to Brexit uncertainty and sluggish consumer purchasing power
By The Week Staff Published
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Europe’s biggest banks fined for money laundering
Speed Read All five of the UK’s largest banks have been sanctioned for money laundering offences within the last decade
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Why average wage may not double for a century
Speed Read New report says ‘dismal productivity’ following the financial crisis has halved wage growth in UK
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Financial crash anniversary: how the world has changed
In Depth The Week looks at the lasting economic, political and social consequences of the 2008 crisis
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Are we sleepwalking into another financial crisis?
In Depth Former PM Gordon Brown warns that problems surrounding the 2008 crash remain unresolved
By The Week Staff Published
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Lehman Brothers’ 10-year reunion party ‘sickening’ says Labour
Speed Read Staff to hold cocktail and canapé get-together a decade after bank collapse sparked economic crisis
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Two-thirds of Brits still don’t trust banks
Speed Read Ten years on from the financial crisis, survey finds trust for banking system in short supply
By The Week Staff Last updated
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