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UK
Evidence mounts that UK budget gloom is rattling confidence
The UK government’s warnings have overshadowed otherwise brighter economic conditions.
September 26, 2024
UK
Rachel Reeves goes for growth as UK’s first female chancellor
Reeves is the UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer.
July 05, 2024
Global Economy
Hunt claims Brexit will drive growth as he rules out UK tax cuts
Instead, the March 15 Budget will focus on poor productivity, which Hunt will pledge to tackle “head on.”
January 28, 2023
Global Economy
UK recession looms after Truss's growth programme backfires
Britain will be paying the price of Truss’s economic experiment for some time.
October 18, 2022
Global Economy
Truss brings in rival who could steady the ship, or take her job
Under-pressure UK Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed Jeremy Hunt as her new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
October 15, 2022