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    Claire Jones

    International economy news editor

    Claire Jones is part of the Financial Times' global economy team. She joined the FT in 2011 to cover economics and markets in the UK and the eurozone.
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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Tesla sees a bumpy road ahead

      The pace of US economic growth is set to have slowed in the final quarter of 2022

    • Saturday, 7 January, 2023
      On Wall StreetCentral banks
      Central banks should sacrifice ambitions of a perfect economic landing

      Policymakers need to heed the risk of a recession and market turmoil

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      Brussels urged to step up region-wide bond issuance

      IMF calls on member states to increase jointly backed debt to protect against risk of individual default

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      Markets InsightFederal Reserve
      A global backlash is brewing against the Fed

      Surge in US borrowing costs is having spillover effects for the rest of the world

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Responsible Investing
      European companies forced to take a closer look at supply chains

      New laws and shortcomings of just-in-time logistics mean businesses pay more attention to due diligence

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      The Long ViewGlobal inflation
      Hot milk: what rising prices tell us about inflation

      If the cost of a basic commodity is surging in a competitive market then pressures may persist longer than some expect

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      Free LunchGlobal inflation
      Inflation’s decline will not be as dramatic as its rise Premium content

      Price pressures might have reached their peak, but the descent is unlikely to be as swift as the surge

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Free LunchFederal Reserve
      The Fed’s rate increases are a matter of high interest for everyone Premium content

      Another wave of global rate rises beckons following the US central bank’s latest mega move

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Markets InsightCentral banks
      Global rate gaps loom large for investors

      From neutral to negative, central banks are taking vastly different paths

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      Trade Secrets
      Putting an end to Merkantilism Premium content

      Plus, why globalisation has more life in it than some expect

    • Monday, 25 April, 2022
      FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy
      Central bankers agree: the dollar’s still the top dog

      The greenback remains unchallenged as the currency of choice for monetary officialdom

    • Friday, 8 April, 2022
      FT AlphavilleTransport
      Container shipping rates are going mad again

      The watery part of the world economy is yet to find its anchor.

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy
      Does sterling’s slide into obscurity foreshadow the US dollar’s fate?

      Modern lessons from the pound’s surprisingly slow but irresistible loss of the global reserve currency crown.

    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
      Markets
      FAWUK: the answers

      Strange things are afoot with the letter K.

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Monetary policy
      Can rates get high on short supply without a crash?

      Monetary policymakers’ frameworks are no longer fit for purpose and no-one seems to have any idea what to replace them with.

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Swiss National Bank
      The SNB is trying to halt the franc’s rise again

      But we’re not quite sure why.

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Markets
      FT Alphaville’s Friday quiz, once again

      FAWUK.

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      FT AlphavilleUK consumer credit
      Does the cost of living crisis explain the leap in borrowing?

      Bank of England stats out Monday show the use of credit cards is soaring.

    • Friday, 25 March, 2022
      Markets
      Thank FAWUK it’s Friday

      More quizzing joy for you.

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
      Markets
      FAWUK: the answers

      Bad eggs and zzzzeds.

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
      Commodities
      Central banks unlikely to offer immediate support to energy markets

      Market executives have intensified talks with commodities trading under strain in Russia-Ukraine war

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      The Federal Reserve finally raises rates

      The Ukraine war represents a threat to China’s economy and could lead to a diplomatic backlash

    • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
      Energy sector
      Energy traders call for ‘emergency’ central bank intervention 

      Trade body warns healthy companies could run out of cash as Ukraine invasion sparks commodity ructions

    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      Markets
      FAWUK out below!

      Only smarties know the answers.

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Commodities
      Is the nickel in a nickel worth more than the nickel itself?

      Commodities go crazy: numismatics edition

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