Economy news

• Why are prices rising in the UK?

  19-12-2024 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rate at which prices are rising is still higher than the Bank of England's 2% inflation target.
  
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• Threat of Trump tariffs adds to global economic uncertainty, IMF warns

  11-01-2025 00:48
  
  Kristalina Georgieva says unpredictability of US trade policy is driving up borrowing costs around the world
  
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• Treasury yields jump after US jobs report smashes expectations

  10-01-2025 22:33
  
  Bank of America says ‘gangbusters’ figures will dash hopes for further Federal Reserve rate cuts
  
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• Wall Street stocks fall after US jobs report smashes expectations

  10-01-2025 16:17
  
  S&P 500 drops and Treasury yields rise as 256,000 positions added in December
  
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• Memories of rosy Christmas fade as UK retailers brace for tough 2025

  10-01-2025 15:43
  
  Groups including Sainsbury’s, Next and M&S warn of higher prices and weaker demand as costs and inflation rise
  
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• Dollar dominance means tariffs are not the only game in town

  10-01-2025 12:40
  
  America’s grip on global financial services could provide Trump with another source of leverage
  
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• FirstFT: The hottest year on record

  10-01-2025 12:38
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, the resurrection of Andersen Consulting, and hiding savings from a significant other
  
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• FirstFT: EU rushes to review Biden-era measures ahead of Trump’s return

  10-01-2025 06:28
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, 2024’s global warming record and UK debt market sell-off
  
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• Who is right about ‘Maganomics’: bearish economists or bullish investors?

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Equity market optimism about president-elect’s impact contrasts with warnings over hit to GDP growth
  
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• UK debt market sell-off threatens mortgage pain for households

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Some 700,000 borrowers face jump in repayments when fixed-rate deals end this year
  
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• Investors shrug off economists’ gloom over Trump’s ‘Maganomics’

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Equity market optimism about president-elect’s impact contrasts with warnings over hit to GDP growth
  
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• EU fears Trump rolling back Biden-era measures

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Bloc concerned about president-elect reversing US sanctions against Russia and other policies
  
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• UK businesses back scheme to prevent repeat offending

  10-01-2025 01:01
  
  Prisons minister James Timpson’s initiative will see people on probation and serving sentences outside jail helped into work
  
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• Xi to send top-level China envoy to Trump’s inauguration

  09-01-2025 23:41
  
  Unusual diplomatic overture comes as Beijing braces for escalating tensions with new administration
  
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• Top Fed official says central bank is ‘pretty close’ to meeting twin targets

  09-01-2025 19:49
  
  Kansas City Fed chief Jeff Schmid calls for ‘gradual’ changes in monetary policy
  
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• Pound falls to lowest in over a year after UK borrowing costs rise

  09-01-2025 18:59 via bbc.com
  
  Economists have warned the rise could mean further tax hikes or spending cuts by the government.
  
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• Why are UK borrowing costs rising and what does it mean for me?

  09-01-2025 17:18 via bbc.com
  
  Government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for several years - what does it mean for you?
  
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• Tax lessons for governments from Henry George

  09-01-2025 16:46
  
  The 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits
  
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• What’s up with bond yields?

  09-01-2025 16:33
  
  From borrowers to sorrowers
  
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• China steps up defence of renminbi against Wall Street bets

  09-01-2025 08:52
  
  Currency softens over weakness in world’s second-largest economy and fear of Trump tariffs
  
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• FirstFT: Elon Musk moves against Keir Starmer

  09-01-2025 06:28
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, corporate borrowers rush to lock in loans and the growing interest in lunar spectrum
  
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• FirstFT: Corporate borrowers rush into bonds before Trump returns

  09-01-2025 06:28
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, Los Angeles wildfires rage on and China deflation fears
  
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• Trump has limited powers to fight an economic cold war

  09-01-2025 06:00
  
  The new president is not the man to shore up the US ‘economic security state’
  
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• Chinese consumer prices barely rise as deflationary pressure weighs

  09-01-2025 03:05
  
  Beijing has struggled to stimulate domestic demand in economy
  
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• H-1B: Visa row under Trump fuels anxiety for Indian dreamers

  08-01-2025 23:23 via bbc.com
  
  Visa woes and an immigration row are sparking uncertainty for Indians who want to work in the US.
  
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• Fed officials saw need for ‘careful approach’ to future rate cuts

  08-01-2025 20:25
  
  Minutes from December meeting show policymakers are concerned about US inflation risks
  
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• Mexico’s president calls for parts of US to be renamed ‘Mexican America’

  08-01-2025 18:53
  
  Donald Trump’s vow to rename Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’ is latest dig to neighbouring countries
  
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• FirstFT: California declares state of emergency as wildfires rage

  08-01-2025 12:16
  
  Also in today’s newsletter, Facebook ends third-party fact-checking, and analysts turn on Citi’s chief executive
  
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• Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

  08-01-2025 12:06
  
  Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales
  
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• China’s currency hits 16-month low on Trump tariff fears

  08-01-2025 07:36
  
  Renminbi under pressure from stronger dollar and concerns about incoming US president’s trade plans
  
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