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A year since Trump’s election: how’s the US economy doing?
It’s a year since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States. FactCheck looks at how the American economy is faring.
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Fiscal cliff: hours to go as US economy on the brink
US Congressional leaders are scrambling to clinch a last-minute deal to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff and save America’s economy from crippling tax rises and spending cuts.
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Global markets tumble over US economy fears
The leading index of shares on London markets dips below 5,000 for the first time in a year amid continuing turmoil in global trading.
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UK housing has worst value for money of any advanced economy, research finds
A new report has said that the UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money in any advanced economy.
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A US attack on Iran ‘would bring down the global economy’, says a Tehran academic
We spoke to Seyed Mohammed Marandi, who’s a professor at the University of Tehran and began by asking what he thinks could happen if the United States took military action against Iran.
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UK economy must grow faster or face ‘challenging future’, says Labour
We spoke to the shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
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Russian invasion has cost Ukraine economy $400 billion, says infrastructure minister
We spoke to Oleksandra Azarkina, Ukraine’s deputy minister for infrastructure, who is in London ahead of a major reconstruction conference tomorrow.
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UK economy to do ‘worse than Russia’, warns IMF on Brexit anniversary
The UK is on course to be the world’s worst-performing major economy this year, according to updated predictions from the International Monetary Fund – which puts at least part of the blame on higher taxes and interest rates.
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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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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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Rishi Sunak sets out vision for UK economy in Mansion House speech
While the prime minister was welcoming Nissan’s investment in manufacturing, the chancellor was setting out what he called an “exciting future” for another key part of the economy. Rishi Sunak’s Mansion House speech was full of pr
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says UK economy to face ‘enormous strains’ following lockdown
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that he’ll have to make some tough decisions in next week’s Budget in order to repair the gaping hole in the public finances caused by the pandemic.
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‘Economy could be at a standstill if we don’t get people back into work’ – businesswoman Linda Plant
Channel 4 News spoke to Linda Plant, an entrepreneur and one of the regulars on the reality TV show The Apprentice. We also spoke to Cate Huston from the company DuckDuckGo.
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Bank of England governor: Coronavirus is ‘bigger immediate shock to the economy’
The relaxation of the planning rules is meant to give the economy a boost – and it certainly needs it if the Bank of England is correct.
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Thousands of UK job losses announced as coronavirus hits economy hard
The Chancellor may have woken up today to excited headlines welcoming his £30 billion pound plan for jobs, but by lunchtime he was confronted by the chilling reality of thousands more job losses.