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    Chris Giles

    Economics editor

    Chris Giles became economics editor for the Financial Times in October 2004, having previously served as a leader writer. His reporting beat covers global and UK economic affairs and he writes a UK economics column fortnightly.

    Before joining the FT as economics editor, he was an economics reporter for the BBC, worked for Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator and started his career with seven years as an economist for the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Chris loves numbers.

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    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Mortgages
      Cost of fixed-rate mortgages set to fall as UK inflation outlook brightens

      Brokers are predicting that a five-year deal below 4 per cent is coming

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    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      News in-depthUK economic growth
      BoE takes pessimistic view of Britain’s prospects

      Central bank thinks UK cannot sustain GDP growth of 1% or more each year without inflation

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      UK interest rates
      Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 4%

      Central bank indicates rates may have peaked and now predicts milder recession than before

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Inheritance
      OK boomer, you’re more generous than we thought

      Britain’s older generation is not frittering away wealth on fast cars and cruises but passing much of it down

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      ExplainerUK economic growth
      Is the IMF right about the UK economy?

      Fund’s dismal forecast for Britain’s growth pointed to some problems for short and long term

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      IMF raises growth forecasts as China reopens and gas prices fall

      UK is now only leading economy expected to contract following upgrades

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      UK economic growth
      IMF forecasts UK recession despite other leading economies growing

      Britain likely to be exception to brightening global picture, fund predicts

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK interest rates
      Investors wait for signs the BoE’s heavy lifting is done

      Rate rise is factored in but analysts are split on when the economy will have cooled enough

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      UK public finances
      Truss to join Tory rightwing clamour for immediate tax cuts

      Hunt and Sunak insist their focus is on controlling UK public finances and inflation

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      English devolution
      Hunt examines new fiscal powers for mayors in England

      Ministers want to give local areas greater flexibility over how money is spent

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK ministers should end ‘fiction’ of inflation-linked fuel duty rises, say MPs

      Treasury committee argues move would help fiscal watchdog improve forecasting of public finances

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      Things are looking up for the global economy

      The consensus view at the World Economic Forum in Davos: the outlook isn’t as bad as it once seemed

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Eurozone economy
      Central bankers pledge to ‘stay the course’ on high interest rates

      Remarks from ECB’s Christine Lagarde and Fed’s Lael Brainard stoke expectations of more rate rises

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Brexit
      Ikea boss says Brexit has caused ‘chaos’

      UK business secretary also admits Britain’s departure from the EU has brought ‘challenges’

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK economic growth
      We, the people, are to blame for Britain’s economic woes

      The UK economy looks sickly against international comparisons, so let’s be honest about the three causes

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      IMF signals upgrade to forecasts as optimism spreads at Davos

      Upbeat mood at World Economic Forum as China reopens and data suggest that Europe will avoid deep recession

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      Businesses must ‘reinvent’ themselves or fail, say corporate chiefs

      Executives voice concern over viability despite signs of improvement in the economic outlook

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
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      Russia’s energy weapon fails to fire as required

      European economies display more resilience to a squeeze on gas supplies than predicted

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      ExplainerCentral banks
      How do the Fed and ECB differ on tackling climate change?

      US central bank is sticking to its tightly defined mandate while European counterpart aims to play environmental role

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Bank of England
      BoE winds up Truss emergency measures

      Bonds it purchased to stabilise the UK economy after the disastrous mini-Budget have now been sold

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK faces elevated risk of persistently high inflation, says BoE official

      Chief economist Huw Pill signals rates might have to stay higher for longer

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Markets
      Markets boosted by rising hopes of soft landing for US and eurozone economies

      European stocks enjoy best opening week for more than a decade despite uptick in core inflation

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      Cheer up. Economic prospects for 2023 are better than you think

      Forecasts for the year are bleak but the narratives we’re presented with have flaws

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      Eurozone inflation returns to single figures in sharper than expected fall

      December rate of 9.2% follows 2 months of double-digit rises but record core inflation shows underlying pressures persist

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak promises action on UK growth and NHS waiting lists

      Labour leader Starmer in turn pledges to keep tight grip on spending and push for radical public service reform

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