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UK economy expands by 0.1% in first quarter of 2023
Rail services have been crippled by striking train drivers again in England today and more walkouts are planned tomorrow.
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Foreign demand for UK goods contracts for 14th month in a row
Foreign demand for UK manufactured goods has contracted for the 14th month in a row, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index published this morning. Falling new export orders in March are “a significant drain on demand” according to Rob Dobson of S&P Global Intelligence, who put together the survey, “offsetting signs of a modest…
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UK economy narrowly avoids recession – but for how long?
Many economic experts predicted that the UK would dip into recession in the second half of last year.
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UK warned of ‘tough road ahead’ despite economic growth
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned that the UK economy faces a “tough road ahead” even though GDP figures released today showed a slight rebound in October.
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UK braces for recession as economy shrinks by 0.2%
The Bank of England has predicted that the country is heading for a recession that could last two years.
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FactCheck: Hunt claims corporation tax cut would raise money
Economics experts say otherwise.
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FactCheck: Why is the pound falling, interest rates rising and mortgages being pulled?
A beginner’s guide to our current financial situation.
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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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FactCheck: can Truss pay for her promises without breaking ‘fiscal rules’?
She says her plans are “affordable”.
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‘No option off the table’ over energy firms windfall tax, says chancellor
We sat down with the chancellor in Stoke. We put it to him that just a few days ago we were told by the prime minister that we’d need to grow our way out of this crisis, but that today’s GDP figures show we can’t even do that. We asked how much trouble he thinks…
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Can high-wage economy be delivered?
Faced with an economy battered by the pandemic and an uncertain future, is that kind of rosy confidence realistic?
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Rishi Sunak: PM and I are united in making sure our economic recovery is as strong as possible
The chancellor and the prime minister are “absolutely united”, Rishi Sunak has told this programme amid newspaper claims of a row between him and Boris Johnson. Today’s GDP figures were encouraging for the Treasury, with output edging close to pre-Covid levels. But Mr Sunak faces a string of multi-billion pound decisions this Autumn on pensions,…
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Government win vote to cut overseas aid budget as ‘furious’ senior Tories rebel
The government has defeated an attempt by MPs to reverse its cuts to international aid.
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St Vincent: ‘I’ve never seen such devastation’ – Island counts cost of volcanic eruption
The finance minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has told Channel 4 News his country’s recovery from a volcanic eruption could cost half the nation’s GDP.
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Is there a more climate-friendly way to assess the state of our economies?
When we want to know how well economies are doing, there’s one measure that’s been used around the world for more than three quarters of a century – GDP. But in the face of looming climate catastrophe, is there a better way to assess the state of our economies? The United Nations is voting on…
