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UK economic turmoil: seven days of chaos
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S&P puts UK credit rating on notice with ‘negative outlook’
The UK’s credit rating was threatened with a downgrade late on Friday when S&P, one of the world’s…
UK and EU agree to meet to try to resolve Northern Ireland dispute
British and EU officials have agreed to meet for the first time in months to discuss how to resolve a…
Eurozone inflation hits record 10% as energy prices continue to soar
Inflation in the euro area hit a new high for the 11th consecutive month as energy prices continued to…
Fiscal fisticuffs: the week the IMF attacked Britain’s tax cuts
The stinging rebuke from the IMF arrived at the worst moment for the UK government.With sterling selling off and…
Live Q&A: Ask your questions about UK mortgage rates and the housing…
Banks and building societies are withdrawing hundreds of mortgage deals in anticipation of further…
Lessons for Truss when economic orthodoxy bites back
The disdain for economic orthodoxy was dripping from Liz Truss’s lips in the first big interview of her…
The IMF’s arrears lending policy: Just Use It
Sean Hagan was general counsel of the IMF from 2005-2018; he is currently professor from practice at…
Lebanon to re-peg its currency after 25 years
Lebanon is to re-peg its currency for the first time in 25 years, slashing its value against the dollar,…
FirstFT: Wall Street banks to pay $1.8bn over messaging violations
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