current economic issues 2021
- Sep- 2022 -30 SeptemberEconomy
Seven days that shook the UK
On Monday morning, as the pound was sliding sharply and interest rates surged, the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss…
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Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina hit with US sanctions
The US has slapped sanctions on Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of Russia’s central bank, as part of a new package…
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This is Keir Starmer’s moment — but victory is not yet assured
While politicians love to divert attention from their rivals, a “WTF?” message from the IMF was not the way Conservatives…
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UN envoy vows to break Bosnia’s political deadlock as election looms
Bosnia’s UN-appointed overseer has pledged to break a four-year political deadlock that has debilitated governance in the Balkan country, as…
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Fiscal fisticuffs: the week the IMF attacked Britain’s tax cuts
The stinging rebuke from the IMF arrived at the worst moment for the UK government. With sterling selling off and…
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The Tories have become unmoored from the British people
In a single week, Britain has gone from being one among many nations facing fierce economic headwinds to being a…
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Hong Kong’s expat party continues — but for how long?
Like anyone else brave or stupid enough to move to Hong Kong at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I…
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FirstFT: Wall Street chiefs return to Hong Kong after Covid
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Russia’s cyber war that wasn’t
Maybe it was when a Russian officer, lacking an encrypted line, inadvertently blurted out to the world that the country’s…
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Deloitte China allowed clients to do own audit work, finds SEC
The US securities regulator has charged Deloitte’s China arm with falling “woefully short” by having clients complete their own audit…
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