UK to lag global growth, says OECD

Paris-based body says Britain is set to be the only major world economy not to grow by 2010

BoE sounds negative note on UK economy

The Bank's governor, Mervyn King, warned yesterday that the UK faces a long and difficult recovery from recession

Retail prices index slips to lowest ever level

A record drop in prices last month signalled the increasing threat of deflation

Deflation hits economy for first time in 50 years

Retail Prices Index falls to minus 0.4 per cent on eve of Chancellor Darling's key Budget

Cash used to be king – now gold is the financial God

Americans are piling into gold as national debt and inflation soar