The FT has an astute and worrying article in it today from  Nikolaus Blome who is a member of the editorial board of Der Spiegel.
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According to George Osborne, as reported by the Guardian, it is within Britain’s grasp to become the wealthiest country in the G7 measured by GDP
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I wrote yesterday about why we should worry about deflation. One person who should be especially worried about it is George Osborne. Another is Ed
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I have almost lost count of the number of times I and my fellow tax justice campaigners have been told over the last decade or
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From the FT this afternoon: Wednesday 15:45 GMT. Stocks are sliding, copper is leading a slump in industrial commodities and many bond yields are falling
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The IMF published this chart this afternoon:   As they say, the idea that the unemployment consequences of the 2008 crash are over is not
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The FT has reported this morning that: JPMorgan Chase’s earnings were hit by $1.1bn in new legal charges as the largest US bank prepares to
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Over the last few years I have mentioned, every few months, that one of the real economic risks facing the UK has been deflation. I
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We’re in election year, and the lack of excitement is already telling. If neither Labour or the Conservatives up their game the sense of relief
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