This is a headline story in the Guardian this morning: Hospitals in England could axe more than 100,000 jobs as a result of the huge
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Where did all that money go?
I was, yesterday, asked the almost inevitable question that is sent in my direction every time stock exchanges fall significantly, and that is, ‘Where did
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War it is
This was posted in The Guardian, yesterday afternoon: This is what a trade war looks like. We are deep in trouble, most of all with
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There is no pot of gold for the UK to tap in tax havens
Once upon a time, tax havens hid billions from the view of the world’s tax authorities. Then they caused massive disruption. But now, their opacity
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Andrew Bailey’s on the case!
As the FT has noted this afternoon: Andrew Bailey has been chosen as the next chair of the world’s financial stability watchdog, handing the Bank
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Ministerial bollocks
Some or all of these lines have been offered by Labour this morning in response to questions on what is happening in markets: – You
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What if globalisation is dead?
This was an Independent headline yesterday: As we all know, if anyone bought a copy of the Independent yesterday (is it still printed?), this would
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Tin hat time
As I am writing this before 7 a.m., the Nikkei 225 stock market index in Japan is having a torrid time: A loss of 6.55%
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Donald and Elon – when’s the fallout?
Trump fell out with almost all his senior staff in his first administration. He will this time, as well. So, what happens when he and
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