Market turmoil, borrowing costs up, Rachel Reeves far away – it reminds me of my own time as Chancellor
HERE we go again. Markets in turmoil. Borrowing costs going up. A Chancellor far away in a foreign land. It reminds me of my ...
i1dOpinion
Rachel Reeves’s worst week in office
Reeves’s worst week in office so far was marked by the UK struggling to keep the confidence of financial markets following a ...
Rachel Reeves or Liz Truss: Who really ‘crashed the economy’?
Amid UK bond market turmoil, how does Reeves' budget compare to Truss' - and who is really responsible for 'crashing the ...
'LA fires have caused widespread destruction - we should not forget about ordinary Americans'
As wildfires rage across Los Angeles, thousands have been forced to flee their homes - the destruction of celebrity mansions ...
Liz Truss lays into Rachel Reeves over economy and trip to China
Tory former Treasury minister Dame Harriett Baldwin added: "Is the reason that the [government] front bench is so empty today, the chancellor has fled to China, that she has realised that her Budget ...
Liz Truss's Attempt To Stop People Saying She Crashed The Economy Has Quite The Opposite Effect
Liz Truss’s legal bid to stop Keir Starmer from saying she crashed the economy has turned into the own goal of the year – and ...
What is behind the gilt woes and should we be worried?
The yield on gilts is a proxy for the effective interest rate on public borrowing – meaning that rising yields equal higher ...
Labour vows not to ‘cease and desist from truth’ despite Truss lawyers’ demand
Lawyers for Liz Truss have sent a letter to Sir Keir Starmer about ‘false and defamatory public statements’ made about their ...
Spiking US bond yields risk a situation similar to one that ousted former British PM Liz Truss, Apollo chief economist says
US Treasury yield surged six basis points on Tuesday to nearly 4.70%, representing its highest level since April 2024.
Politico Europe11d
37 words that sum up a wild 2024 in British politics
LONDON — So long 2024, we hardly knew ye. It’s been a mammoth year in British politics. Rishi Sunak gambled on a snap ...
Financial Post16d
Pierre Poilievre — take note of Liz Truss's ensnarement: How FP columnists saw it in 2024
With more revenues pouring in, maybe beleaguered taxpayers would benefit from tax reductions of the sort we saw two decades ago. — Jack Mintz, Aug. 16 Liz Truss’ account of her experience as prime ...