Chris Giles

Friday, 3 February, 2023

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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

Special ReportThe World 2023

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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