Britain has underperformed all the world's leading economies over the past year except tsunami-hit Japan, figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show.
UK growth in the three months to June of 0.2% was equal to growth rate across the OECD region as a whole, as well as the eurozone. Telegraph MORE Bank shares dived on Monday despite a widespread rally across Europe's major stock markets as questions were raised about their ability to fund themselves. Shares in RBS slid below 20p for the first time since March 2009, making it the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 despite the blue-chip index closing up 1.1%. Barclays and Lloyds also saw their shares sink to levels not seen since early 2009, as bank shares made up four of the 10 largest f...
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