EconomyLondon mayor Sadiq Khan says Brexit cost UK over US$178 billion so far: ‘obvious it isn’t working’January 11, 202439Britain’s departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6 per cent so far –...
EconomySenior Tories warn Hunt that OBR errors may hamper UK’s economic recoveryJanuary 6, 202465Jeremy Hunt is being urged by more than 45 Conservative MPs to ensure that “deeply worrying” forecasting errors by the...
EconomySunak’s huge economic bet ahead of an unusual electionJanuary 6, 202443“Inflation is falling faster and further than we, or anyone else, expected,” says Sanjay Raja, a senior economist at the...
BankingGoldman Sachs predicts faster interest rate cutsJanuary 4, 2024233Goldman Sachs upgraded its growth forecasts as a result of its new interest rate expectations.The smaller blow to household finances...
BankingThe Bank of England is about to put the final nail in the Tory coffinJanuary 4, 2024111In response, City analysts are forecasting that interest rates will start coming down at least by March, and have already...
EconomyPutin ships record gas supplies to China to prop up war economyJanuary 3, 2024134Thanks for joining me. British executives have urged the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as possible...
EconomyThe EU has given up on growth – and could soon self-destructJanuary 1, 2024162Consider, for instance, the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). It imposes significant trade barriers between the EU and its...
EconomyHere are my predictions for 2024 – it will be an unusually uncertain yearDecember 31, 2023177This should permit significant cuts in interest rates before too long. Again, the US should lead the way with the...
EconomyWhy Britain is ripe for a dealmaking rushDecember 31, 2023164The UK’s largest leveraged buyout in recent years, CD&R’s takeover of Morrisons, shows the risk of buying at the wrong...
Economyhow the Tories could still pull off a surprise win in 2024December 30, 2023230Four years ago, the Tories were basking in the glow of a historic victory. Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had won a...