13 March 2024 Fiscal Rules: Three Fixes for a Broken System from Oxford Economics

Current fiscal rules lack credibility, impose scant debt discipline, and allow governments to game the system. Oxford Economics proposes three solutions that would help cut government debt, boost gโ€ฆ

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06 March 2024 UK-Orientated Shares a Winner of Spring Budget

Jeremy Hunt didnโ€™t have a lot of space to offer treats for voters, but the spread heโ€™s laid out has pleased some investors, particularly for consumer-focused shares.

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05 March 2024 2p NI Cut: "Tatty-looking Ferret Dragged from a Box"

Unfortunately, if NI is cut, itโ€™s not as good as it may sound.

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05 March 2024 China's New 5% Growth Target Looks Ambitious, Say Economists

China has announced a series of key economic targets and policy priorities for 2024 to stabilise growth while transitioning towards high-quality development.

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05 March 2024 Retail Sales Hit by Wettest February on Record But Tipped to Recover

According to the British Retail Consortium, UK retail sale growth disappointed in February owing to wet weather, but economists say the outlook is brightening.

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29 February 2024 PCE Inflation Rises, But Fed Still On Course for Mid-year Rate Cut Say Economists

Core PCE inflation - often touted as the Federal Reserve's favoured inflation gauge - rose in January by 0.4% month-on-month, double that of December.

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29 February 2024 Consumer Borrowing Points to Economic Revival

The outlook for consumers continues to brighten, say economists, following the release of the Bank of England's monthly lending figures.

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