Trade could get euro boost
News Article 9 June 2003
Trade could be boosted by up to 50 per cent if Britain abandoned the pound, one of the chancellor's key background assessments has predicted.
UK housing market 'more sensitive to interest rate changes'
News Article 9 June 2003
Britain's housing market could be more sensitive to interest rate changes than its continental counterparts, a report has found.
Analysis warns of exchange rate job losses
News Article 9 June 2003
Thousands of British jobs could be lost if the UK enters the euro at the wrong exchange rate, a study has warned.
City won't be hit by euro entry
News Article 9 June 2003
The City's position as a major player in global finance would not suffer from euro entry, the Treasury believes.
Brown's 18 background briefings
News Article 9 June 2003
The 18 background assessments cover a range of areas from the effect on jobs and taxes through to the impact on jobs.
Single currency 'won't prompt price bonanza'
News Article 9 June 2003
High street goods are unlikely to become massively cheaper if Britain joins the euro, experts believe.
Euro membership 'could lead to volatility'
News Article 9 June 2003
Economic volatility could increase if Britain enters the eurozone, one of the Treasury's background studies has suggested.
The five tests in brief
News Article 9 June 2003
The chancellor's five euro tests were designed to discover whether a "clear and unambiguous case" can be made for British membership of the euro.
Brown rules out euro membership
News Article 9 June 2003
Britain is not ready to join the single currency but could be so within a year, Gordon Brown has told MPs.
Euro won't be another ERM mistake says Brown
News Article 8 June 2003
Gordon Brown has pledged Labour will not repeat the mistakes that were made by joining the ERM.
Tories attack euro 'word games'
News Article 7 June 2003
The Conservatives have attacked the government for playing "word games" over the euro.
Cabinet's euro decision 'reflects national interest'
News Article 6 June 2003
The government's decision on the euro will reflect Britain's national economic interest, Gordon Brown has said.
Cabinet agrees euro decision
Press Review 6 June 2003
Bankers indifferent to single currency
Press Review 5 June 2003
Cabinet takes euro decision
News Article 5 June 2003
The Cabinet has taken the key decision on possible British membership of the single currency.
