France renews war on vegan ‘steaks’ and ‘ribs’- latest updates
Thanks for joining me. European car manufacturers are being forced into a price war with Chinese companies as the EU...
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UBS makes record bank profit after takeover of troubled Credit Suisse
Thanks for joining me. UBS has made the largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a bank after its $3bn shotgun...
Germany approves €32bn in tax breaks to boost stagnant economy
Thanks for joining me. Union members have been refused bonuses at Network Rail over their decision to go on strike...
Only one more interest rate rise, say economists, as UK at risk of recession
Global investors have been offloading China’s flagship stocks in a record-selling streak, showing the nation’s industry leaders are falling out...
FTSE 100 on track to break worst run since 2019
Public sector borrowing was less than forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility - providing hopes that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
More than £500m wiped off UK housebuilders as downturn deepens
China’s central bank cut a key interest rate but kept another on hold in a move that has confused economists...
Starmer’s flip-flopping shows Labour has no plan for the economy
With every week that passes, Sir Keir Starmer appears more and more determined to make the flip-flopper label stick. We might...
Mindlessly printing money has ruined Britain’s economy and politics. We must return to sanity
We should be wary of catch-all solutions. Campaigners who claim that every trouble would be addressed by their particular remedy...
Only a brutal Darwinian process can reset Britain’s economy
The scale and speed of today’s rise in interest rates looks set to deliver precisely that. Past recessions have admittedly...
FTSE 100 nears nine-month low after retail sales hit by wet weather
The FTSE 100 neared its lowest level in nine months after gloomy retail sales posted earlier on Friday.Britain’s blue-chip index...
