Economy
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Liability driven investment and its terrifying potential impact on our pensions
feature How did a niche corner of the pension market threaten to bankrupt Britain?
By The Week Staff Published
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US angered by Opec+ oil cut
Speed Read Energy prices to rise further as producers slash supply by two million barrels a day
By Fred Kelly Published
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U.S. job openings dropped in August
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By Theara Coleman Published
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Would Credit Suisse collapse mean a repeat of 2008?
Talking Point CEO of troubled Swiss bank attempts to soothe nerves but default risk remains
By The Week Staff Published
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Do Tory tax cuts herald return of austerity?
Today's Big Question Chancellor U-turns on scrapping top rate tax but urges ministers to make public spending cuts
By Elliott Goat Published
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New 50p coin features ‘softer’ image of King Charles
Speed Read Royal Mint says new coins will appear in your change within months
By The Week Staff Published
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Foreign investors go bargain-hunting as pound hits record lows
Business Briefing The “UK is cheap” narrative has turned some of our best companies into 'sitting ducks'
By The Week Staff Published
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What would it take for Liz Truss to reverse tax cuts?
Today's Big Question PM defends controversial £45bn economic package as necessary to ‘get the economy moving’
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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What happens if the UK’s credit rating is downgraded?
feature Credit agency Moody’s joins IMF in criticising the Truss government’s fiscal plans
By Richard Windsor Published
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Can Truss and Kwarteng pull off their growth plan?
Talking Point PM and chancellor face criticism that tax cuts fail to address underlying issues with UK economy
By The Week Staff Published
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What the pound’s record low means for the UK
feature Weak currency means higher prices and prospect of big interest rate hike
By Arion McNicoll Published
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What the National Insurance reversal means for you
feature Britain’s poorest households will gain just 63p a month from the back-pedal over tax rise
By The Week Staff Published
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Mini-budget 2022: Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘growth plan’ in seven bullet points
feature The chancellor has insisted his changes will make the tax system ‘simpler and fairer’
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Kwasi Kwarteng vs. bankers’ bonuses: ‘a strange fight to pick’?
Business Briefing Pundits say limiting bonuses to twice a banker’s salary could ‘boost the City and bring in more revenue long term’
By The Week Staff Published
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