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The drip-drip US debt crisis
Make no mistake, the US is suffering a debt crisis.
Cómo impedir que Kevin Warsh sólo sea un jefe de cartón
El presidente de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos, Kevin Warsh, al parecer reaccionó y se dio cuenta de la realidad. Luego de su fallida actuación en la conferencia de prensa posterior a la reunión de julio del Comité Federal de Mercado Abierto (FOMC, por su sigla en inglés), la semana pasada trajo consigo lo que parece ser un ejercicio clásico de control de daños.
How to stop Kevin Warsh becoming a lame duck
US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh appears to have woken up to the smell of coffee.
How to stop Kevin Warsh becoming a lame duck
US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh appears to have woken up to the smell of coffee. Having bombed in his press conference after the July Upgrade to read this Financial Times article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles.
The Federal Reserve goes Wacko
Last Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to hold interest rates in a range between 3.5 and 3.75 per cent was easy to...
Don’t let tax rows eclipse the fundamentals of social care
Good morning. I’m standing in for Stephen today while he takes a break. Classification fixation Bear with me on this one.
Whatever happened to prudence?
As the energy shock intensified earlier this year, the IMF dished out its standard advice on how countries should respond if they wanted...
What is the state of play with the energy shock?
Global energy markets appear to be in some sort of bounded equilibrium.
Six foolish mistakes for the UK’s new chancellor to avoid
Sins of omission are often the most serious mistakes a chancellor can make, but they rarely get him or her into any bother.
Japan is flirting with its own Liz Truss moment
Expensive energy subsidies are holding down Japan’s inflation figures, there is talk of an imminent huge fiscal expansion, the yen keeps...
The new Fed boss is tight-lipped. That might upset the markets
The break with tradition could hardly have come more swiftly.
Devolution has no easy answers on ‘fairness’
The UK’s prime minister-in-waiting has pledged to remove power from Westminster and put it in the hands of people and places that can use...
What markets, Mervyn and Maradona tell us about Fedspeak
A little over six weeks into Kevin Warsh’s term as Federal Reserve chair, everyone is still trying to work out how the central bank will...
Trump, the Fed and footnote 8 in the Lisa Cook case
President Donald Trump lost his initial attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook yesterday.
Lessons from Brexit for the world economy
This week’s tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum offers a moment for reflection on the economic arguments made and the lessons that...
Ten tensions in the Kevin Warsh Fed
Kevin Warsh’s term as Federal Reserve chair started well last week.
The robust Eurozone economy
The tentative ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran alongside a commitment to gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz over 30 days...
Rachel Reeves ‘hopes’ to fund defence without tax rises
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Rachel Reeves has said she wants the UK to avoid immediate tax increases to fund defence, warning cabinet colleagues must choose how to...
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Transcript: World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans’ Marc Filippino...
Is the UK enjoying a productivity rebound?
A few weeks ago, the Office for National Statistics published one of its most brutally honest sets of figures for many years.
Kevin Warsh’s narrow path to success as Fed chair
At a conference last week, I was asked a difficult question.
Let’s stop mismeasuring inflation
Kevin Warsh has recently done us all a favour in questioning the measurement of inflation.
Want to predict central banker behaviour? Look to their birth date
As it became clear that Kevin Warsh was about to become chair of the Federal Reserve, I had the opportunity to ask the Berkeley professor...
Kevin Warsh’s complicated inheritance Original
Kevin Warsh’s swearing-in ceremony at the White House on Friday was a jolly affair . The new US Federal Reserve chair took the oath of Upgrade to read this Financial Times article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles.
Kevin Warsh’s complicated inheritance
Kevin Warsh’s swearing-in ceremony at the White House on Friday was a jolly affair.
Can the UK economy be revived? You asked, we answered
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this month that the Labour government had “the right economic plan” after the UK economy grew 0.6 per cent...
For the European Central Bank, the only way is up
Energy markets have been in a rather bad mood over the past week with prices higher across the board.
Labour’s wishful thinking problem
The UK Labour Party has an important choice to make about its leader.
Don’t mess with central bank independence
It is important never to get too misty-eyed and reverential when thinking about central bank independence.
Central banks prepare for a long war
The maritime situation in the Strait of Hormuz is decidedly murky.
The energy crisis is no excuse for bad subsidies
There is nothing good about the energy shock stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
An optimistic outlook for Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve
Kevin Warsh will soon be welcomed into the US Federal Reserve as its next chair.
What we need to know from Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh will make the case in front of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs today that he is the right person...
Deterrence costs and we will all have to pay
The UK government received an extraordinary tongue-lashing this week from the former Nato secretary-general Lord George Robertson.
Iran war creates an emerging economy emergency
The IMF’s dirty secret is that there is nothing its staff like more than a good old crisis.
Transcript: How long will the Iran energy shock last? With Chris Giles
This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘How long will the Iran energy shock last?
The Iran war shock is about half the size of Covid-19
The US and Israel started bombing Iran about six weeks ago and Washington regularly says it has almost met its military objectives,...
The UK’s unpleasant energy exposure
Good morning.
The Fed is vacillating as the war continues
As the US and Israel’s war with Iran enters its second month, central banks can no longer just throw their hands in the air and say,...
Transcript: How a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘How a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs’ Marc Filippino...
The ECB’s three-pronged monetary strategy
It cannot be repeated too often — energy shocks are awful for Europe.
Silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices
There is nothing good about the energy price shock that Donald Trump’s military action has launched at Europe’s economy.
It’s time for hawkish central bank talk
Two weeks of the US and Israeli bombing campaign against Iran and the lasting impact of the conflict is just as hard to predict as when...
The impact of the new energy crisis
Upgrade to get full access to all premium news on Yahoo Finance and get more great articles like this free preview. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade Already have a subscription? Sign in On Monday President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “very soon”. We do not know if these words were a reaction to market turmoil and oil prices moving above $100 per barrel or the situation on the ground in the Gulf.
To stop UK’s debt fatalism, look past charts of doom
Every year, the Office for Budget Responsibility publishes a chart of doom showing the projected path for UK public debt based on...
Who is paying for Donald Trump’s tariffs?
If there is one economic belief President Donald Trump holds more firmly than any other, it is that foreigners bear the costs of the...
The relentless rise of liberal tax Nimbys
Few things win as much public approval as the notion of progressive tax changes.
The US economy is turning
Last week, financial markets were prepared for a story about AI displacing workers in the US labour market.
How should you navigate global economic risks this year? You asked, Chris Giles answered
The long list of assaults on the rules-based international order did not abate in 2025. Conflict persists in Ukraine and Sudan.
The fight between staff and hawks inside the BoE
The UK Labour Party is fighting in public, generating uncertainty over Sir Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister and the direction of...
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