Economy

German inflation soared to double-digit levels for the first time in more than 70 years, underlining the precarious state of Europe’s largest economy, which leading…
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The writer is director of the London School of Economics and Political ScienceThe government’s recent fiscal plan fails to respond to the UK’s twin economic crises in a…
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Italy really has given Europe’s political scientists something to chew over by electing a government of not just one or two populists but a three-party coalition…
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Borrowing costs in Britain are projected to nearly triple to 6.25 per cent by May, after the Bank of England’s chief economist warned that the government’s new debt-laden…
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In 1900 the world’s population numbered 1.65bn. A century later that figure had quadrupled to more than 6bn. At the same time, despite this unprecedented crowding of…
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The UK government’s new fiscal plan has increased economic uncertainty and raised the odds of a global recession, a top official at the US central bank warned after…
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The writer is chair and chief investment officer of Marshall Wace, an alternative asset manager. He writes in a personal capacity.The UK’s new policy mix unveiled at last…
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