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    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      UK GDP
      UK economy contracts as households cut spending

      Second-quarter GDP falls by 0.1% as cost of living crisis takes hold and health sector output drops

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      Sebastian Payne
      The Tories cannot afford to waste any more time

      Once in office, the next prime minister must act decisively to deal with the looming economic crisis

    • Saturday, 6 August, 2022
      Tim Pitt
      The Tories risk forgetting a rich tradition of economic thinking

      Cheap imitations of Thatcherism will not help the next prime minister tackle some formidable challenges as the outlook worsens

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Truss rejects ‘handouts’ in favour of tax cuts to help households

      Conservative leadership frontrunner dismisses the ‘abacus economics’ of the Treasury

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      ExplainerUK inflation
      What is the Bank of England’s mandate on inflation and why does it matter?

      Central bank has primary function to maintain price stability and support government economic policy

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      Duncan Weldon
      Britain has no good options as the threat of recession looms

      The hit to households from the downturn will be worse than anything that followed the financial crisis

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Liz Truss claims UK recession can be averted

      Tory front-runner’s pledge to cut taxes during leadership debate with rival Sunak comes after BoE warning on economy

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      UK interest rates
      Bank of England raises rates sharply and warns of 13% inflation by end of year

      UK faces protracted recession and biggest squeeze on living standards in 60 years

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Investors ‘relaxed’ on Tory leadership rivals’ economic plans

      Contrasting plans and Truss’s unorthodox views have had only minor effect on bond markets

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      UK business & economy
      Long Covid to leave lasting mark on UK economy, says IFS

      Workers losing total of £1.5bn a month as a result of chronic illness, think-tank finds

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      High UK inflation hits sales, confidence and activity

      Volume of goods bought falls for second consecutive month, as economists warn of economic recession later this year

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Chris Giles
      New rules are needed for a diminished UK economy

      Supply conditions, wages and corporate pricing are more important than whether growth is slowing or turning negative

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      UK GDP
      UK economy defies forecasts and returns to growth in May

      Output grew 0.5%, raising expectations of large interest rate increase by Bank of England

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      UK economic strategy needs more than tax cuts, warn three reports

      Resolution Foundation, Treasury select committee and National Audit Office point to shortcomings in strategy

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Tory leadership hopefuls set out stall on tax cuts

      Candidates vie to appeal to MPs, promising what Sunak called ‘comforting fairy tales’

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      Martin Wolf
      The UK economy is stagnant — and the reasons run deep

      Whoever succeeds Boris Johnson must be serious about tackling Britain’s profound productivity problem

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      Chris Giles
      Cutting taxes will not magically improve the UK’s economic performance

      The next Conservative prime minister needs to be honest with voters about this

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      UK interest rates
      Bank of England’s chief economist signals willingness to step up rate rises

      Huw Pill says he is ‘in the price stability business’ but warns it is no longer helpful to give guidance on future path of policy

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Bank of England
      Bank of England warns UK economic outlook has ‘deteriorated markedly’

      Financial stability update says institutions have ‘considerable capacity’ to continue lending despite global uncertainty

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      Cost of living crisis
      Low UK income growth leaves families ‘brutally exposed’ to surging inflation

      Resolution Foundation finds renters, single parents and those with young children to be most vulnerable

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      UK needs to decide how it will share the economic pain

      Britain faces the most complex policy challenges of any rich country

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      Martin Wolf
      Grim times lie ahead for UK as inflation combines with low growth

      Modest interest rate rises by the Bank of England would simply reflect the severity of the economic slowdown

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since records began

      Mood gloomier than at height of pandemic or in 2008 financial crisis as inflation hits household pockets

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      UK employment
      UK labour market remains hot despite stalling economy

      Number of full-time employees at all-time high but hiring is slowing and unemployment edging up

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      UK GDP
      Sterling falls to 2-year low against dollar after UK economy contracts

      April figures show GDP falling 0.3%, missing forecasts of a rise of 0.1%

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