Reducing inflation in the UK won’t ease the Conservatives’ plight
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt will soon learn a painful lesson that…
(Mis)remembering Chile’s military coup
There is no economic justification for abandoning democracy Greetings and welcome to…
China attacks EU’s ‘naked protectionist act’ on electric cars
Beijing warns anti-subsidies investigation will have negative impact on relations Beijing has…
A whiff of bad inflation news
And the Treasury basis trade scare story Good morning. Markets took one…
The ‘Global South’ is a pernicious term that needs to be retired
Arbitrarily dividing a complex world into simple blocs creates polarisation and retards…
Resurgent US consumer prices point to ‘choppy’ path for inflation
August uptick leaves economists asking if earlier signs of cooling demand were…
‘Everything is tired here’: gloom spreads through German manufacturing
Disruptions compound longer-term structural problems including labour shortages and a lack of…
UK regulator Ofgem clamps down on forcible installation of energy pre-payment meters
Watchdog says new rules will protect vulnerable customers Britain’s energy regulator has…
UK data creates dilemma for Bank of England rate setters
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