The end of globalisation
With war in Ukraine and China’s Belt and Road project faltering, the era of open commerce is over. Who will…
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The Bank of England has lots more pain to inflict
Inflation is rising less fast than expected – but that may not be much help.
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Tax wealth and reward work
We must end the absurdity of nurses and teachers paying more of their income in tax than hedge fund traders.
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Why the EU has out-Trumped Trump
Europe has proved far more adept at building walls than the former US president was.
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The algorithms quietly stoking inflation
The prices of most goods are not set by humans, but by automatic processes set to maximise their owners’ gains.
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A world built on sand
Ed Conway’s Material World shows that despite our digital lives it is rocks and minerals that power the global economy.
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Broke Britannia
Britain is trapped in a cycle of inflation and economic pain. What will it take to break it?
By The illusion of prosperity is over
Politicians can no longer count on low inflation to mask the structural flaws of the British economy.
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