Slump may be easing in Britain
Quantitative easing is finally getting Britain's economy back on the rails, says Bank of England governor Mervyn King, writes Ben Griffiths in London.
Things looked very different two years ago, when optimistic economists couldn't agree whether the shape of Britain's move from slump to recovery would represent a U or a V. At least it wouldn't be flat-lining, they argued.
However, instead there are now predictions of an economy that will bounce in and out of growth for the ...