Ed Balls

Ed Balls

• UK credit downgrade provokes call for change

  The man in charge in Britain's economy says he won't change direction despite a rating agency's decision to downgrade the nation's credit rating and ... 

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  UK Treasury chief juggles budget as outlook dims

  Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday that the recovery of the U.K. economy is taking longer than he had hoped and warned more ... 

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  From Canada, a tough economist for Bank of England

  Naming the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 might have been expected to cause a fuss. Yet the ... 

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  UK picks Canadian to lead Bank of England

  The British government has chosen Mark Carney, a Canadian, to become governor of the Bank of England, the first time a foreigner has been tapped for ...