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A fiscal storm is coming but nobody is battening down the hatches

A fiscal storm is coming but nobody is battening down the hatches

Business
Robert Johnson

It’s one thing for the US, a dominant and dynamic economy, to max out the credit card, but quite another for almost ...

FTSE 100 and European stocks slip as US non-farm payrolls stronger than expected

FTSE 100 and European stocks slip as US non-farm payrolls stronger than expected

Business
Robert Johnson

US non-farm payroll data beat expectations in December. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque (REUTERS / Reuters) The FTSE 100 and stocks across the US ...

Wall Street muted and FTSE lower ahead of interest rate calls

Wall Street muted and FTSE lower ahead of interest rate calls

Business
Robert Johnson

FTSE: US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey are set to announce interest rate ...

Biggest rise in US interest rates since 1994

Biggest rise in US interest rates since 1994

Business, Our Pick
Andrew Parker

Martin Beck, chief adviser to the EY Item Club, said higher US interest rates and the lower pound put more pressure on ...