Q&A on the Government's 'Golden rules'

The Chancellor’s decision to borrow £2.7bn extra in 2008-09 adds to already big question marks hanging over the Government

Foreclosures soar as US property slump deepens

More than 8,000 American households are entering foreclosure every day, with more than one million forecast for 2008

Bank chief raises the spectre of British recession

Mervyn King braced Britain for a grim two years of economic misery with a vicious squeeze on people's living standards

Aide advised against scrapping of 10p rate

Gordon Brown was warned by one of his closest advisers against the change before the 2007 Budget, The Times learns

...but Sainsbury's chief looks on the bright side

Chief executive Justin King has insisted that food inflation in Britain's supermarkets was running well below predicted levels

Tax-wary Compass may go abroad

Compass said it is considering moving its headquarters, days after the Treasury admitted drawing up a new set of tax proposals

Britain slips down key economic league table

Britain’s weakening international performance is blamed for it slipping down a global league table of competitiveness

Housing gloom darkens as US repossessions rise

One in every 519 householders now face losing their home with no end to the property slide in sight

'Worried' Darling says he did not re-write budget

Alistair Darling claimed slashing taxes to end political row was not a U-turn, but admitted he was 'worried' by inflation

Crisis forces Malaysia to barter palm oil for rice

Asia markets face chaos as Malaysia's plan to return to traditional trading methods sparks fears over copy-cat deals