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Tax rises and benefit cuts are on the horizon as Reeves prepares the UK for a bad-news budget

The mood music has been set – and it’s gloomy.

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Steve Schifferes

The rise and fall of globalisation: why the world’s next financial meltdown could be much worse with the US on the sidelines

With no single dominant power waiting to take over from the US, the impacts of the next financial crisis could have catastrophic impacts around the...

29.10.2025 3

Steve Schifferes

The rise and fall of globalisation, part one: battle to be top dog

In each era of globalisation since the mid-17th century, a single country has sought to be the clear world leader – shaping the rules of the global...

28.10.2025 3

Steve Schifferes

What’s the secret to fixing the UK’s public finances? Here’s what our panel of experts would do

How can the chancellor raise the most money – at the lowest political cost?

15.08.2025 10

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Spending review: Rachel Reeves is about to make a £600 billion gamble on growth

The chancellor has £600 billion a year to spend – so how does she balance fairness with returns?

10.06.2025 4

Steve Schifferes

Trump’s first 100 days: economic uncertainty spikes while the president’s approval ratings tank

There could be more trouble ahead for Trump if he can’t keep his supporters on board.

28.04.2025 10

Steve Schifferes

Could Trump be leading the world into recession?

The IMF has drastically scaled back growth forecasts for the US and a host of other economies for 2025.

23.04.2025 4

Steve Schifferes

Protectionism has a long history in the US – so its return should not be all that surprising

The evolution of trade gives key insights into why protectionism is as American as apple pie.

13.03.2025 10

Steve Schifferes

Rachel Reeves’ route to economic growth is a slow one – and there are no guarantees voters will be patient enough

Pay-offs from the ambitious plans might not be felt by the public for decades.

30.01.2025 8

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Why the chancellor’s plan to unlock billions of pounds of government investment is such a gamble

Perhaps the most important long-term change announced in the first Labour budget are the new rules the government has set itself to fund the...

31.10.2024 1

Steve Schifferes

In her first budget, the chancellor faces a minefield of risks

Ahead of the new government’s first budget on October 30, chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed her determination to change borrowing rules that...

25.10.2024 1

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Tax rises and benefit cuts are on the horizon as Reeves prepares the UK for a bad-news budget

Steve Schifferes

The rise and fall of globalisation: why the world’s next financial meltdown could be much worse with the US on the sidelines

Steve Schifferes

The rise and fall of globalisation, part one: battle to be top dog

Steve Schifferes

What’s the secret to fixing the UK’s public finances? Here’s what our panel of experts would do

Steve Schifferes

Spending review: Rachel Reeves is about to make a £600 billion gamble on growth

Steve Schifferes

Trump’s first 100 days: economic uncertainty spikes while the president’s approval ratings tank

Steve Schifferes

Could Trump be leading the world into recession?

Steve Schifferes

Protectionism has a long history in the US – so its return should not be all that surprising

Steve Schifferes

Rachel Reeves’ route to economic growth is a slow one – and there are no guarantees voters will be patient enough

Steve Schifferes

Why the chancellor’s plan to unlock billions of pounds of government investment is such a gamble

Steve Schifferes

In her first budget, the chancellor faces a minefield of risks

Steve Schifferes