The Federal Reserve (Fed) has an expanded array of tools with which it could fix fractures in the financial system should its interest rate policy lead things to break and the mere existence of some of those tools has likely already acted as a stabilising force, according to Governor Christopher Waller.
October 7,2022
The Organization for Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies such as Russia agreed this week to cut production of oil by an amount equivalent to two percent of global supply in a cartel decision that means more inflation and comes as further grim news for an already-dark UK economic outlook.
October 6,2022
The deficit remains sizeable thanks to the increased cost of energy imports, particularly gas.
September 30,2022
The ONS says the UK economy expanded in the second quarter of 2022, revising up initial estimates for a contraction of 0.1%.
September 30,2022
Germany's inflation rate has now surpassed that of the UK and could be on course to peak at 13% say economists.
September 29,2022
The UK government's spending plans and financial market response are both well known by now but there is an important reality that may be going overlooked at HM Treasury and which could jeopardise more than just Downing Street's economic growth targets for the years ahead.
November 2,2022
The UK government's energy price cap is the single most expensive outlay of Liz Truss' new administration, but its cost could come in a lot lower than markets had been anticipating as wholesale gas prices fall.
September 27,2022
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