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Global Economy
The rise and fall and rise of Jeremy Hunt
Hunt is a head boy: a dutiful and responsible lad who gets on with the teachers and tries to bring order to the school.
October 20, 2022
Global Economy
Truss dumps UK corporation tax freeze plan after firing ally
The humiliating reversal follows three weeks of market turmoil since Sept 23.
October 14, 2022
Global Economy
Kwarteng says Truss asked him to step down as UK chancellor
The news comes after weeks of market turmoil triggered by the massive package of unfunded tax cuts he announced last month.
October 14, 2022
Global Economy
Truss prepares for humiliating reversal on UK economic plan
News of the imminent U-turn came just as Kwarteng landed at London’s Heathrow airport.
October 14, 2022
Global Economy
Liz Truss vs the Bank of England
The best way the government can stabilize the UK economy and fight inflation, however, is to reverse more of the planned tax cuts
October 08, 2022
Global Markets
By not being a slave to ideology, Singapore roars back in business with sense and sensibility
Singapore's ideology is neither left, nor right, but by being pragmatic to the point of being boring.
October 06, 2022
Global Economy
Truss says it was Kwarteng who decided to cut UK's top tax rate
Truss said her government should have “laid the ground better”
October 02, 2022
Global Economy
Truss's libertarianism was never going to win over the UK
Being “right” or “ideologically pure” is not nearly enough
October 02, 2022