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US stocks and bonds under pressure after Fed minutes and UK data
Stocks and bonds came under pressure on Wednesday as investors parsed disappointing earnings from US retailer Target, worse than expected UK inflation data, and minutes…
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Back to the 80s: UK inflation hits double digits
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UK bond market flashes economic warning after hot inflation data
Short-term UK government bonds sold off sharply on Wednesday as blistering inflation data lifted expectations for Bank of England rate rises, sending a measure of concern…
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Beijing is tanking the domestic economy — and helping the world
The writer is the founder of The Overshoot and the co-author of Trade Wars Are Class Wars.China’s crackdown on property developers and its draconian “Covid Zero” policies…
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Sovereign debt architecture is messy and here to stay
Mark Sobel is a former US Treasury official and IMF representative responsible for international monetary and financial affairs. He is now US Chair of OMFIF, a…
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Real UK wages fall at fastest pace in two decades
Real levels of UK wages fell at the fastest rate for at least 20 years in the second quarter of this year, but the labour market still remains too tight for the Bank of…
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FirstFT: China ratchets up military drills around Taiwan
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Oil and stocks decline after weaker than expected economic data
Oil prices and stocks fell on Monday as disappointing economic data from the US and China complicated the economic outlook, driving a shift away from riskier…
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China cuts lending rate as economic data disappoint and Covid cases rise
China has cut a crucial lending rate in an effort to shore up growth as the world’s second-biggest economy is buffeted by repeated lockdowns and a worsening property…
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Tory rivals under growing pressure to freeze energy price cap
The Conservative leadership candidates came under growing pressure on Sunday to detail plans to tackle soaring energy bills, with increasing calls to find a way to freeze…
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