Some urge that QE (or CE) increases inflation making the rich richer, the poor poorer and the life even harder for cash-strapped consumers.

To make matters worse, cash-strapped consumers have seen rail fares increase by up to 11pc and energy bills rise by 21pc in the last 12 months.

To relieve cash-strapped consumers, several chain stores have brought back a blast from the past for the 2008 holiday season.

On the global scene, shipments were up 18.6 percent for the fourth quarter, again fueled by aggressive price cuts aimed squarely at cash-strapped consumers.

It certainly isn't good for cash-strapped British consumers and least of all for people in poorer countries where high food prices have led to riots.

As cash-strapped consumers increasingly take their custom online, Russian company Ozon rises to the task of delivering across the world's largest country.

In a bid to support increasingly cash-strapped consumers, the Chancellor said he will postpone a 2p increase on fuel duty to October rather than next month.

It has been a hard sell the last few years persuading cash-strapped consumers to spend money on boats.

Although cash-strapped consumers are eating home more, they are eating cheaper.

He needs to realise that however cash-strapped consumers are, Tesco's offer just didn't quite ring true.