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Mary Creagh: There is a 'false dichotomy' between nature and economic prosperity
“We have to not just create the habitat, we have to tell the story.” Mary Creagh and I meet in a side room in County Hall at a New Statesman event in the last week of April. Her aides stand guard, parrying the handful of people that…
Mohamed El-Erian told us the challenges facing American exceptionalism in markets and the economy
Mohamed El-Erian sees a potentially difficult path ahead for US markets and the economy. The top economist and former co-CIO at PIMCO said there are challenges facing American exceptionalism — the idea that US markets and the economy will…
Top economist Mark Zandi warns the record-high stock market is detached from economic reality
Mark Zandi would like to remind you that the stock market is not the economy. Moody's top economist has been bearish on his outlook for the US this year, and he sees a disconnect forming between economic realities and a soaring stock market that's…
NatWest earnings boosted despite gloomier outlook for UK economy
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. NatWest has revealed its profits swelled to top £2…
From banking to AI, these are the major economic bodies based in China
The recent launch of the World Data Organization in Beijing added another node to a growing network of bodies headquartered in China with international participation and cross-border mandates. China is fostering these lenders, institutions and…
UK house prices in surprise increase; NatWest braces for slowing economy - business live
NatWest is now the biggest faller on the FTSE 100, down 3.7% after analysts suggested that its underlying profits were slightly weaker than expected. Gary Greenwood, banks analyst at Shore Capital, said that profits before tax benefited from…
Trump's 'Economic Fury' squeezes Iran - but can Tehran outlast the pressure?
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is emerging: Can unprecedented economic strain truly weaken the regime, or will Iran's rulers once again…
NatWest earnings boosted despite gloomier outlook for UK economy
NatWest has revealed its profits swelled to top £2 billion in the first quarter of 2026 as it expects to be boosted by interest rates staying higher, despite cautioning over a worsening outlook for the UK economy. The banking group, which…
Iran's monthslong internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy
At her studio in Iran's capital, Amen Khademi prepared a fashion shoot for a jacket she designed with Persian-inspired motifs. But even as she applied lipstick to the model, she was distracted, worrying if her business would survive after four…
Japan-Australia mateship will now be forged in economic resilience
This year marks a truly historic milestone: the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia – known as the NARA Treaty, a name that resonates personally with me as it shares…
Genuine Fake Premium Economy review - brilliantly obnoxious millennial rage at a rigged financial world
This is a bitter, resentful exhibition by a handful of bitter, resentful artists. Americans Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison and Jasmine Gregory were born in the mid-1980s, coming of age in a world at its financial peak, but becoming adults just as the…
The U.S. economy is booming - just not where 50 million Americans live
I was in high school in the early 1990s when the timber town where I grew up took it on the chin. Mill closures and job losses left workers and families who had done everything right scrambling just to survive. Local stores struggled, schools…
US national debt is now bigger than the economy for first time since Second World War
The U.S. national debt is now larger than the economy as a whole, hitting levels not seen since the aftermath of the Second World War, new data has revealed. Figures released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Thursday place the total debt held by…
Trump to talk up his push to lower costs, as analysts see bruising midterms for GOP due to economic worries
President Donald Trump on Friday is slated to give a speech about his efforts to lower taxes and other costs, as analysts predict defeats for his party in November's midterm elections in large part due to voters' affordability concerns. Trump plans…
Spain's Booming Economy Fails to Help Its Poorest Children
Javier, a father of seven and former boxer who works as a municipal street sweeper in Madrid, earns what he describes as a reasonable wage yet struggles to cover expenses — among a growing pile of bills is €1,300 for three months of…
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