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EconomyBritain’s main economic risks in 2024 come from uncertain geopoliticsDecember 24, 2023258The purchasing managers’ index, an authoritative business leaders’ survey, suggests private sector output expanded in December for the second month...
EconomyGerman property prices plummet as housing bubble burstsDecember 22, 2023228Thanks for joining me. Britain is at risk of a recession after revisions to official data showed the economy shrank...
EconomyThe West is sleepwalking into an economic catastrophe in the Red SeaDecember 21, 2023256Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced the commencement of Operation Prosperity Guardian. The plan seems to be that a combined...
MortgagesDanish energy giant to build world’s largest offshore wind farm off UK coastDecember 20, 2023173Thanks for joining me. Money markets and analysts will shortly deliver their reaction to official data showing inflation fell more...
EconomyBoost for holidaymakers as pound set to hit $1.35 next year, say economistsDecember 19, 2023400Britain is at risk of a major economic downturn next year according to one of the world’s biggest active bond...
EconomyFarfetch rescued by Korean e-commerce giant in £395m dealDecember 18, 2023329Octopus Energy has boosted its valuation to $8bn (£6.3bn) after raising $800m from investors.Britain’s second-largest gas and electricity supplier said...
EconomyThe world economy is far more resilient than pessimists made outDecember 17, 2023193Yet the overwhelming reason for this was the fallback in global energy and commodity prices. By contrast, many of the...
EconomyTalk of interest rate cuts ‘premature’, says US Fed deputyDecember 15, 20234245 things to start your day 1) Sunak risks clash with Bailey as Britain teeters on the brink of recession |...
BankingPound jumps as Bank of England warns no interest rate cuts coming soonDecember 14, 2023459Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is putting Russia’s economy under “considerable strain”, as Moscow grapples with galloping inflation, a tumbling...