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Autumn Statement predictions: will Hunt deliver big-ticket tax cuts?
The Explainer Chancellor urged to use fiscal 'headroom' to slash inheritance tax and stamp duty
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Rachel Reeves: did she write her own book?
Talking Point While its 'very embarrassing', the shadow chancellor is not the first politician to be caught copying
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How Kenya is leading the move towards a borderless Africa
The Explainer Concerns around security, smuggling and the impact on local employment markets continue to hamper integration efforts
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Li Keqiang death: is China's reform era officially over?
Today's Big Question Former premier was rare supporter of 'open-door policy' among Beijing's political elite
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How might the Israel-Hamas war affect the global economy?
Today's Big Question Regional escalation could send oil prices and inflation sky-high, sparking a worldwide recession
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Evergrande was just the beginning. China's property sector is in trouble.
Talking Point It's not clear that Xi Jingping's government has the tools to fix the problem
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Mini-budget one year on: how the Truss-Kwarteng growth plan lingers
The Explainer Commentators say 'moron premium' has subsided but UK 'still stuck in first gear'
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Richcession: where have all the millionaires gone?
feature Global wealth has dropped for the first time since 2008 – but it may not be bad news for the economy
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The collapse of the Russian rouble
feature The Russian currency has hit its lowest point since the immediate aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine
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The next superpowers: who will hold sway in 2050?
feature China overtakes the US, India emerges, great power ‘blocs’ rule, or tech giants take over – some of the geopolitical possibilities on the horizon
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Inflation vs. deflation: which is worse for national economies?
Today's Big Question Lower prices may be good news for households but prolonged deflation is ‘terrible for the economy’
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Interest rates: more ‘trauma’ for households
Talking Point Latest hike will cause ‘plenty of pain for borrowers’
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Interest rates rise to 5.25% for first time in 15 years
Speed Read Inflation is slowing but at 7.9% it remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target
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The UK’s looming rental crisis
feature Focus on the UK’s mortgage ‘timebomb’ has left plight of private renters largely overlooked
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