Starmer is no Blair – nor should he be
Mr Yew came to power as a left winger. He had the intelligence however to realise that while left wing...
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France, Germany Real Estate Pressured as Property Funds Wobble
October 4, 2023 at 12:01 AM EDTIn the cheap-money era, a torrent of cash poured into European property funds. But...
If the bond markets aren’t scaring you yet, they should be – POLITICO
Bond markets, famously, can scare everyone. And if you aren’t scared by what’s happening with them yet, maybe you should...
Germany backs China’s aid bank despite Canada’s concern – POLITICO
Germany said it will continue supporting a Chinese state-backed development bank despite G7 partner Canada's decision to freeze ties due...
Jeremy Hunt is wrong – tax cuts are more than possible
Total government spending was only 39.5pc of GDP that year. It was perhaps understandable that it spiked up to 53pc in the Covid-affected year. But what is much less excusable is that spending did not return anywhere near its pre-Covid level after the pandemic ended, is scheduled to be over 46pc of GDP this year, and even at the outer horizon of government spending forecasts (if one believes them) is scheduled to be well over 43pc still, in 2027-28.Hunt and Sunak pitch themselves as the grown-up, responsible folk, focused on fiscal...
Boost for Rishi Sunak as Bank of England hits ‘pause’ on interest rate hikes – POLITICO
LONDON — Don’t speak too soon, but Rishi Sunak might just have a good story to tell on the British...
As the Impact of High Interest Rates Takes Hold, Growth in
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian consumer debt reached $2.4 trillion, according to Equifax® Canada’s most recent Market...
WTF is Christine Lagarde up to? – POLITICO
Deep in the Wyoming wilderness last month, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, stood before a large audience...
Grand bargain for Bretton Woods – POLITICO
Rabah Arezki is the former vice president and chief economist at the African Development Bank and former chief economist for...
Net zero and ageing populations risk higher taxes, warns BNP Paribas
In the UK, government debt is at its highest level of more than 60 years at around 100pc of GDP,...
