UK Economic Updates

Citigroup and Merrill to buy back auction-rate debt
BCC says UK edging closer to recession, urges BoE to lower rates
Economy nears stagnation as Bank meets
Economy grew by 0.1 pct in 3mths to July
Factory output shows economy slowing
UK service sector shrinks for third month in July
Manufacturers suffer slip in confidence
UK construction activity slumps in July - CIPS
Manufacturing activity falls to lowest in decade
Global stocks fall on economic fears
UK factory activity shrinks, prices surge in July
Retail outlook sinks to worst since early 1990s
Consumer gloom hits new low
House price decline gathers pace
Risk of negative equity is rising
S&P issues negative equity warning
Housing market pain grows in June
Retail sales lowest in quarter of a century
UK taxes 'benign' for foreign investors
Tesco plans big push into banking with RBS deal
UK housing market continues to stumble - Hometrack
German Lufthansa votes for 1st strike in 13 years
Deutsche Bank economist sees bank pain
Taiwan said to open five sectors to China by year end
Economy to slow slightly in second quarter
Rate rise needed despite gloom
GM trails Toyota in first-half 2008 global sales
Retail sales to shrivel in June
Yahoo says outlook intact after profits fall
Halfords says profit ahead of its expectations
Indian government faces confidence vote
Lender Woolwich cuts mortgage rates
BOE's Blanchflower says UK economy 'going into recession'
London records strong retail sales in June - survey
Detica admits approach
Bonds retreat as banks rally on Citigroup results
Online retail spending up 38 percent
IMF warns global economy "fragile"
Kingfisher recruits DSG's O'Byrne as finance chief
Fuel tax hike delayed
Oil steady under $139
Financial worries slam global stocks
Jessops says trade worsening and sees loss widening
Inflation seen climbing higher in June
Italy and Britain eye nuclear power potential
Bank's Barker wary of keeping rates too high
Cuba's Castro warns world economy may slow reform
Liquidity plan not discussed at Bank meeting
"Made in China" proves false economy for some
Economy shudders on growth prospects
Bank likely to hold interest rates for now
Co-op and Somerfield seen working on deal
Recession talk grows but Bank fixed on inflation
House prices fell in May, government says
Firms' cashflow weakest in 16 years
Recession fears grow on factory output data
M&S's Rose set for showdown
Hyundai cuts and Kia lifts domestic sales target
Bank's Barker says housing and construction under pressure
Bean says economy facing most challenging time since 1990s
Egypt fights to stem population growth
Soaring prices push economies to tipping point
Banks unlikely to pre-fund scheme
Mortgage lending down again
Central bankers on high alert against inflation
House prices fall for ninth month running
Energy and mining stocks support struggling FTSE
Critics attack Tesco at shareholders' meeting