Search results for ‘neil macdonald’
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Election 2024: the big economic challenges facing the next government
We look at the key economic questions that will dominate all parties during the general election campaign.
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Biden announces major tariff increase on Chinese-imported green tech
President Biden has sharply increased tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports, targeting electric cars and other green technologies.
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What is the HS2 row really about?
Rishi Sunak has insisted he remains committed to his “levelling up” agenda – amid the growing row over the future of the HS2 high speed rail link to the North of England.
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What does less government borrowing mean for public sector pay?
The Chancellor could find himself borrowing tens of billions of pounds less than expected this year. So what does that mean for the public finances? Could the public sector get its pay rise? Economics reporter Neil Macdonald explains.
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Can the UK avoid recession?
As the economy heads towards a recession, interest rates are going up and the government is expected to squeeze the public finances in its Autumn Statement – due out next Thursday.
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Economic fallout: markets calm following political chaos
The pound and bond prices took the announcement from Liz Truss in their stride.
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Can the government sustain its current level of borrowing?
Even as Ministers pledged more money to help businesses, latest figures show that total borrowing by the government is higher than expected.
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Russia’s closure of Nord Stream pipeline will put ‘severe pressure’ on the UK
What will Russia’s shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline mean for Europe’s economies – and for households here?
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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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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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Do GDP figures mean UK economy is still not ‘fixed’?
The economy finally picked up momentum in 2013. But what is worrying for George Osborne about today’s GDP figures is how they suggest that momentum ebbing away over the last year.
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Inflation at zero per cent – and now for the bad news
Inflation is no more. The annual inflation rate is zero for the first time on record. So is the dawn of deflation a good or a bad thing?
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Will falling UK inflation mean a boost to our pay?
Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years – good for households who have seen their pay eroded by rising prices, but the better news is the squeeze on earnings may be over.
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Why not everyone gains from a higher personal allowance
The chancellor could raise the personal tax allowance in Wednesday’s budget, but to do so is expensive and can skew the way money is distributed across the population.
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Is the welfare bill really out of control?
Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to commit to tougher controls on the amount spent on welfare payments in a speech later. But is it fair to claim that such spending has got out of hand?
