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Economy dominates as US prepares for midterm elections
Next week America will go to the polls for the midterms which define the remaining years of a presidency – and this year also could define the future of American democracy.
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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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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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Liz Truss ‘prepared to be unpopular’ to boost economy
Liz Truss has claimed she is prepared to be unpopular when she unveils her plan to deal with rising energy bills – and how to pay for it – on Friday.
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UK economy shrinks by 0.1% in ‘prelude to recession’
The UK economy shrank by 0.1% in the three months to June, according to official figures – in what’s already being called a “prelude to recession”.
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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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UK economy grows by 0.5% in May
After months of economic gloom and doom, there was some good news today: the economy grew by 0.5 per cent in May – much stronger than expected.
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Debate: Can lower taxes revive the UK’s stalling economy?
We spoke to Gerard Lyons, chief economic strategist at Netwealth and one of four economists invited recenty to brief the PM – he was economic adviser to Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London.
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Cost of living crisis: UK economy shrinks 0.1% in March as country tightens its belt
Given the gloom over rocketing fuel bills and rising inflation, it can be no surprise that families are tightening their belts. Now it’s starting to hit the economy – which shrank 0.1% in March. The cabinet met in Stoke-on-Trent today, with the prime minister and chancellor apparently warming to the idea of a windfall tax…
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‘This is a cross economy cost of living crisis driven by global gas prices’, says Energy UK deputy director
We spoke to Dhara Vyas, from Energy UK, the body that represents the energy sector.
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Spring Statement: Sunak warns economy could get ‘significantly’ worse
Chancellor Rishi Sunak was keen to present his Spring statement as a series of tax cuts. But official figures forecast the biggest fall in living standards for 66 years.
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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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UK economy has fastest growth since World War Two
The UK economy grew by 7.5 per cent during 2021, as the country recovered from the financial shock of the pandemic. That is the fastest rate of growth since World War Two.
