The Bank should diversify its policymaking team before going out to bat
During 2020 and 2021, as inflationary dangers grew, there was “no mention of the monetary data in the Bank’s reports”,...
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North Sea oil resources should protect Britain from rising fuel prices
Last week’s CPI number instantly killed hopes of a US rate cut over the next few months, triggering a sell-off...
For good economic news, the Tories have an obvious choice
Alongside manufacturing, the UK’s mighty service sector – accounting for around three-quarters of our GDP – also expanded last month, showing...
Europe’s economy is trailing behind the US – this is why
For the whole of last year, the US economy – the world’s biggest – has repeatedly defied predictions that higher...
Lack of rate cuts could scupper Tory election strategy
Around half the 320 active North Sea fields are due to cease production by 2030. Yet the UK still relies...
Immigration, not the economy, is key to Tory election success
The UK Purchasing Managers’ Index, based on surveys of business owners, hit 52.9 in January – with readings above 50...
Britain’s main economic risks in 2024 come from uncertain geopolitics
The purchasing managers’ index, an authoritative business leaders’ survey, suggests private sector output expanded in December for the second month...
Britain’s economy is on a knife-edge as war rocks the Middle East
Drilling further into the ONS data, we learn that producer price inflation, reflecting the costs of the inputs that firms...
The Bank of England needs more independence, not less
Already, mortgage arrears and defaults are rising, with interest rates doubling or more for homeowners – hundreds of thousands of...
Tories must reduce tax burden to honour Thatcher and Lawson’s legacy
Hunt’s pitch for the premiership stressed that, as an entrepreneur who made his fortune before politics, he was uniquely placed...
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