Search results for ‘UK economy’
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IMF: third of global economy will shrink
The IMF says “the worst is yet to come” – and if that sounds like a tagline from a disaster movie that’s about the right mood. The IMF thinks more than a third of the global economy will shrink either this year or next. Everyone is taking a hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the cost of living crisis and a slowdown in China driven by its Covid lockdown policies.
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Ukraine and Poland accuse Russia over Nordstream gas leak
The ripple effect of this conflict has been felt around the world, nowhere more literally than the Baltic Sea where waters have been churning since Monday by leaking Russian gas.
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What does bank intervention mean for the economy?
Where does the latest turmoil leave the UK economy and the government?
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Interest rate hike and ‘recession’: Where does the economy go from here?
We spoke to former Labour Treasury minister Kitty Ussher who is now chief economist at the Institute of Directors and David Gauke the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury under Theresa May.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Are sanctions on Russia working?
Almost six months since the start of the war in Ukraine, the conflict shows no sign of easing.
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Global economy on brink of recession, IMF warns
Spiralling energy prices are hitting economic growth across the world – with the IMF warning the global economy is teetering on the edge of recession.
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FactCheck: Starmer incorrectly claims economy hasn’t grown for 12 years
The economy has grown in every year except one since 2010.
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Inflation: Is the UK falling behind its European competitors?
A country battling to work through nationwide rail strikes; inflation soaring and still not at its peak; no growth in the economy since January – it’s a grim menu for the government to sell to the country.
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UK growth set to be weakest in developed world, OECD says
A summer of industrial disruption will do little to help an economy that is already staggering under the weight of rising petrol, gas and food prices.
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Railway shutdown: UK facing biggest train strike in decades
The government has denounced the biggest train strike for decades as an “act of self harm”.
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Is the global economy entering ‘the great dispersion’?
The conflict in Ukraine has opened up fault lines between the great powers that now threaten the way the world economic system works. The West is clearly determined to push Russia to the economic periphery.
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Ukraine: Concern peace talks with Russia are ‘deceptive’, says Zelenskyy adviser
President Zelenskyy continued his virtual tour of international parliaments this morning.
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Sanctions for Russian banks and oligarchs after Ukraine invasion
Governments across the world are preparing to unleash their toughest sanctions yet against Moscow, designed to cause maximum pain to the Russian economy.
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Russia Ukraine conflict: Putin launches full-scale invasion
It was as sudden as it was brutal and relentless. Ukrainians woke up to find themselves plunged into the midst of war. Explosions and air raid sirens rang out here in Kyiv and cities across the country as Russia launched a full scale invasion on multiple fronts in the early hours of the morning, firing missiles at key military infrastructure sites.
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FactCheck: what’s happening in Ukraine and what do sanctions on Russia mean?
FactCheck takes a look.