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  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Markets InsightMarkets
    Low volatility shows investors are underpricing risk

    Policy mistakes and economic vulnerabilities could disrupt markets.

    A trader works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Monday, 26 June, 2023
    Markets InsightMonetary policy
    Investors still need to adjust to a world of higher interest rates

    Markets may no longer be able to rely upon monetary policy as an inevitable shock absorber

    A trader watches Fed chair Jay Powell on a TV screen
  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    UK government spending
    Ministers must reassure the markets about their growth plan

    As the UK weans itself off cheap money it is vital that investors have faith in government finances

    Liz Truss seated in the front row of the conference hall with Kwasi Kwarteng next to her and a few of rows and rows of delegates behind them
  • Saturday, 27 August, 2022
    Political Fix podcast28 min listen
    Struggling with the energy crisis

    With energy bills set to soar from October, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak faced mounting questions about how they would help struggling families

  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    Sebastian Payne
    The Tories cannot afford to waste any more time

    Once in office, the next prime minister must act decisively to deal with the looming economic crisis

    Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss stand behind podiums during a televised leadership debate
  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Boris Johnson
    Johnson makes boosting economic growth his top priority

    PM tries to move on from the partygate scandal by laying the ground for tax cuts

    Montage of Boris Johnson and coat of arms
  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Markets InsightBank of England
    Bank of England’s remit needs a fundamental rethink

    After major errors, future monetary policy should be made fit for purpose by targeting nominal GDP

    The Bank of England
  • Sunday, 3 January, 2021
    UK business
    UK economists’ survey: recovery will be slower than in peer countries

    Full responses to the FT’s annual questionnaire

  • Monday, 20 April, 2020
    Coronavirus
    Johnson faces cabinet split on lifting lockdown

    Gove and Sunak favour swifter reopening but Hancock wants virus crushed first

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    Bank of England
    Who will be the next Bank of England governor?

    A shortlist of candidates includes a financial regulator and a former minister

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Bank of England
    Looming election set to delay appointment of Bank of England governor

    Mark Carney may be asked to extend his tenure if Brexit is delayed again

  • Monday, 22 July, 2019
    UK economy
    New UK prime minister must be realistic about the economy

    Initial conversations with the EU are key: we can apply pressure but may have to compromise

    Composite - Michel Barnier and Boris Johnson Credit: Reuters/EPA
  • Monday, 24 June, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Unlike Boris, PatVal boss Luke Johnson cannot have it both ways

    Former café chain boss returns to print, but hasn’t much to say about business’s demise

    A pedestrian watches as an employee selects a cake from a window display at a branch of a Patisserie Valerie cafe in London on January 23, 2019. - British cafe chain Patisserie Valerie announced on Tuesday that it had fallen into administration, threatening the jobs of almost 3,000 staff at its nearly 200 locations. "Patisserie Holdings plc announces today that...it has been unable to renew its bank facilities, and therefore regrettably the business does not have sufficient funding to meet its liabilities as they fall due," it said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    European companies
    Sense and flexibility could keep Unilever in the FTSE 100

    The UK index has leeway in its rules to continue the consumer group’s dual listing

    A buddhist monk walks past Unilever N.V. signage displayed at the entrance to the company's headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Myanmar’s economy is set to grow more than 8% annually buoyed by rising gas production and investment, said the International Monetary Committee (IMF) in statement on its website. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 1 January, 2018
    Brexit
    Gloomy growth projections cloud hopes for UK economy

    UK to remain a relative laggard among developed countries next year with growth of 1.5%

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: A general view of the London skyline from the Greenwich Observatory two days after a majority of the British public voted for leaving the European Union on June 25, 2016 in London, England. The ramifications of Thursday's historic referendum that saw the United Kingdom vote to Leave the European Union are still being fully understood. Following the result the United Kindom will need to begin renegotiations to redifine its trade relationship with the EU and establish whether it will remain part of the single market. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • Thursday, 17 August, 2017
    Brexit
    A short transition can help Britain make the best of Brexit

    But there is a danger that any arrangement with the EU will become semi-permanent

    David Davis, U.K. exiting the European Union (EU) secretary, right, looks on as he stands beside Michel Barnier, chief negotiator for the European Union (EU), during a news conference following the second round of Brexit negotiations in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Barnier said the U.K. must clarify its positions on the divorce bill, EU citizens’ rights and the border with Ireland during the next round of talks. Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 11 May, 2017
    beyondbricsAfrican economy
    Averting a crisis of confidence in Kenya

    Banking regulation must change to avoid a self-fulfilling downturn

    The Kenyan central bank, center, sits in central Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, Feb.10, 2011. KenyaÕs current-account deficit widened to $1.92 billion in the year through October from $1.75 billion a year earlier following increased imports and reduced short-term flows, the central bank said. Photographer: Trevor Snapp/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 2 February, 2017
    UK employment
    Bank of England upgrades UK growth forecasts again

    Rates unchanged as outlook defies Brexit pessimism

  • Saturday, 7 January, 2017
    Brexit
    Most economists still pessimistic about effects of Brexit

    FT annual survey finds majority unreassured by resilience of UK economy since the vote

  • Monday, 2 January, 2017
    UK economy
    Bank of England expected to keep its options open

    FT annual survey finds ecomists expecting more talk than action from the MPC

    A full report into financial market infrastructure will be published at the end of February by the IEO
  • Monday, 2 January, 2017
    Brexit
    Weaker pound expected to reduce immigration

    Slower economic growth also predicted to deter new migrants

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2016
    UK economy
    Economists’ views on Philip Hammond’s debut

    Paul Johnson, Bronwyn Curtis and Gerard Lyons give their verdict on Autumn Statement

    Paul Johnson, Bronwyn Curtis and Gerard Lyons
  • Sunday, 3 January, 2016
    Currencies
    Economists’ forecasts: Fears over balance of recovery

    Respondents cite current account deficit and reliance on household consumption

  • Sunday, 13 December, 2015
    Retirement
    Nigeria’s pension regulator: ‘Ghosts don’t have biometrics’

    Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, Nigeria’s pension regulator, has a no-nonsense view of the value of reforms

  • Thursday, 1 January, 2015
    Brexit
    Annual FT economists’ survey: EU referendum would damage economy

    Referendum in 2017 likely to cause sharp falls in business investment

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