The strength of London's economy has been very apparent over the past year, after a period when the potential for recovery was clear but there was less hard evidence. Financial services have clearly played a large part in driving the acceleration in London's growth, with stock markets, M&A...

London’s financial markets have continued to recover over the past six months, and London’s overall economic performance has remained robust despite the terrorist atrocities in the summer. This article1 looks at whether we are finally seeing the return of London-led growth, and the...

After a period of rapid growth in the first half of the year, the UK economy hit a softer patch in the summer. This article looks at whether this softer patch threatens the recovery in London from the significant shake-out of jobs in 2000-2002, which had previously looked to be underway. It...

The recent economic slowdown was very visible in London, with the capital leading the UK into the downturn - employment peaked in London in the first quarter of 2001, a year earlier than in the rest of the country. Now that recovery in the UK economy appears to be well-established, this article...

This article reviews how the London economy has fared over the past six months and prospects for the next few years. For the first time, it includes estimates and forecasts of GVA growth in each of the Central London boroughs. It concludes that there appears to have been something of a slowdown...