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What is the state of the UK economy heading into next week's Budget?
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Chancellor is facing an uncertain economic backdrop…
War, rates and a global economy that won't break
Despite everything that has been thrown at the global economy, it remains remarkably hardy. The Iran war is extracting a modest toll, higher interest rates don't appear to have slowed growth so far and AI is driving an investment boom. But there…
What is the state of the UK economy heading into next week's Budget?
The Chancellor is facing an uncertain economic backdrop ahead of his first Budget in the role, amid a challenging remit to balance the country's finances while supporting Britons facing cost-of-living pressures. Next week, John Healey is expected…
Tokenized economies need local currency
By most metrics, tokenized finance is booming worldwide. However, our new tokenized economies have a structural flaw. We've digitized assets, such as bonds and securities, but still haven't tokenized the actual money that changes hands during these…
Europe needs a war economy
For the past four-and-a-half years, the war on Europe's doorstep has haunted policymakers. Yet they have treated it as a looming threat rather than one already eroding the very foundations on which Europe stands. Russia's war has devastated much of…
Americans' Economic Mood Is Sour Ahead of Midterms
Voters' economic mood has never on record been this low heading into a major election. That's the conclusion of the University of Michigan's latest monthly consumer-sentiment index, which ticked down to 48 in its end-of-month October reading, the…
The Fed Faces Its Most Confusing Economy Yet
The Federal Reserve is navigating an economy as complex as anytime outside of a crisis. Consumer spending is strong, but sentiment is weak. Bond yields are at their highest in decades, yet stocks have soared. The US has experienced an energy shock…
How the Houthis Became a Threat to the Global Economy
As the Houthis step up their attacks across the Middle East, the Yemeni rebel group is a growing threat to the global economic and political order. Bloomberg News reporter Veena Ali-Khan explains what the group is about and where it came from.
Economics beyond the individual
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford's work modelling the macroeconomy based on individual agents' decisions has significant implications for monetary policy. Despite being hailed as providing a rigorous foundation for stabilisation policies, focusing…
I'd Never Retire On $1 Million In This Economy
Traditional retirement targets like $1 million are eroded by persistent inflation, requiring higher capital to maintain purchasing power. Dividend growth stocks, such as those in SCHD and CGDV, offer income growth outpacing inflation and provide a…
How Trump's economic promises have played out and Airbnb's new rules for hosts: Morning Rundown
Analysis shows how Trump's promise of cheaper groceries and gas has not materialized. Republicans predict defeat in a critical Senate race. And Airbnb sets new rules for hosts. When voters headed to the polls nearly two years ago, Donald Trump…
AI economic research is getting really good
AI tools have become shockingly good at carrying out much of the work produced by the economic profession — from the most elite halls of academia to think tanks, government agencies, consultancies, research shops and humble newsroom…
Accountants' confidence in economy declines
Jonathan Ashworth, chief economist, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Photograph supplied) The Global Economic Conditions Survey from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Institute of Management Accountants has shown…
From hardship to hope: Bugesera's journey towards a new economic future
Joan Asiimwe remembers a Bugesera that bore little resemblance to the district taking shape today. It was a place where Tutsi had been forcibly displaced, where discrimination denied children access to education, and where the 1994 Genocide against…
GTA VI could cost US economy $1 billion
INDIANAPOLIS — Here is a look at Friday's business headlines with Jane King, who has the latest on the iPhone Duo, Spotify's family plan crackdown, and GTA VI's upcoming release. Oil traders are increasingly betting that high energy costs…
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