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Times MPC calls for up to £50bn more

Seven of the nine committee members believe that the Government should expand its £175 billion quantitative easing

Bank urged to punish high-street lenders

Times monetary policy committee says interest rate should be cut on 'socially useless' cash held in Threadneedle Street

Panel tells Bank to halt money printing

Signs of recession ending should lead Bank of England to put on hold its campaign to combat the slump, Times panel says

Times MPC : The August verdict

The Times panel votes eight to one in favour of the Bank of England keeping quantitative easing on hold

Times MPC urges Bank to suspend new money scheme

Majority of The Times panel recommend that the Bank hold off extending quantitative easing - but only temporarily

'Halt money-printing scheme for now'

The majority of The Times MPC advise the Bank of England to pause in its ground-breaking efforts to jump-start growth

The Times MPC: The July Verdict

The Times' nine member panel explain what the Bank of England's best move will be in July to help economic recovery

Bank of England expected to hold interest rates

As the Monetary Policy Committee meets this week, an extension of 'quantitative easing' is expected to take centre stage

Mortgage approvals soar by 98% in October

A surge in the number of new home loans gives further hopes of a turnaround for Britain's battered property market

Japan flirts with disaster as debt deepens

With a ratio of gross debt to GDP above 170%, Japan’s debt position is viewed by some as extremely fragile

OECD confirms that Britain is lagging behind

UK remained in recession as economy shrank between July and September, while the other leading seven economies expanded

US investors abandon the falling dollar

A jump in US house sales and no likelihood of an increase in interest rates led investors to turn to stocks

UK economy is the 'sick man' as rivals recover

Britain stays stuck in a slump as the leading industrialised nations emerged from recession, OECD data shows

Cameron warns business that debt is his priority

A Tory government would focus on reducing ballooning deficit, he warns, as three party leaders address annual gathering

Don't choke economic recovery, warns Brown

PM tells business leaders that switching off fiscal 'life support' would be fatal to British jobs, growth and prosperity

IMF warns second bailout would 'threaten democracy'

Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells the CBI annual conference 'the man on the street' will not tolerate rescuing banks again

IMF says global economy is 'highly vulnerable'

Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells the CBI annual conference there has been a 'remarkable' recovery but countries remain fragile

Why Budget’s little brother is growing in importance

The Target 2.0 series challenges students to play the MPC’s role. This week, we look at the budget and pre-budget report