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The banking crisis might be nearing its end, but the recession has only just begun. While unemployment hits the highest levels in over a decade, the UK economy - long regarded as the strongest and most resilient in Europe - has now been tipped to be among the hardest hit, with the latest estimates suggesting our wealth will decline by 3.8 per cent this year.
 Latest News
  EU recession deeper than expected US to turn around in 2009: Fed chief
  UK suffers worst job losses in Europe House prices fall in April
  Vauxhaul says jobs not at risk Manufacturing orders dwindle
  Job cuts will limit recovery, reports claims Thieves taret charity shops
  March mortgage lending below estimates Chrysler files for bankruptcy
  UK economy to shrink up to 6% Property slump to end next year
  Debenhams owner in administration Chinese growth at 7-year low
  Bankruptcies at record high UK debt rises to £1.5 trillion
  British GDP plummets UK car industry in £2.3bn bailout
  Report claims "worst is over" UK job fears over Obama tax crackdown
  World Economic Forum: fix crisis or else Ford reports 5.9bn dollar loss
  Pound hits new low against Euro 25m jobs at risk at Toyota
Your Money
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  Energy Help: Too little too late  
 Warning Signs
  Inflation hits 15-year high  
  Oil falls below $40 a barrel  
  Sov. Wealth Funds turning cautious  
     
  Fed in $540bn money market prop  
  Five ways to spot a recession  
Retail Nightmares
  Recession: A brief history  
  Setanta on the brink  
  Vodafone profits fall a third  
  MacDonalds profit's up 80%  
  Adidas profits fall 97 per cent  
  British Airways profits plummet  
     
Analysis and Comment
  BoE: we underestimated crisis
   
   
   
   
   
Global Economic Crisis
  US abandons toxic debt bailout  
  Las Vegas hit by crunch  
  Zimbabwe inflation hits 23m per cent  
  Japanese economy shrinking  
  IMF warns of Great Depression  
Unemployment: The Rising Tide
  Credit crunch to put 20m out of work  
  Panasonic to lay off 15,000  
  Sony to axe 8,000 staff  
  Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs  
  GM to axe 10,000 staff  
  Caterpillar to slash 20,000  
  Crisis claims 70,000 more jobs  
  US jobless rate hits 7.6 per cent  
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Q. After two of the World's largest banks declare a return to profit, is it safe to say the banking crisis over?
Yes - all the skeletons are out of the closet
Probably - Investor confidence is starting to return
It's impossible to tell at this stage
No - this is a desperate ploy to boost credibility
No - the damage is deep, and lasting

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