As The Guardian notes this morning: Fears are mounting that Donald Trump’s trade war will hurt the UK economy, even as the US president backtracks
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Banks want to keep you in debt
Banks are not your friend. They exist to exploit you, and they will whenever they can. This is the audio version: This is the transcript:
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The battle for the Fed is on
Trump is trying to control all aspects of government in the US. The Federal Reserve is likely to be the last outpost of resistance. Who
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Sequestered Russian funds are not the answer to any question in themselves
I have, I admit, been struggling as to how to explain issues around the potential use of Russian sequestered central bank and oligarch funds that
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The City wants an end to cash ISAs, and that would be a mistake
The City wants an end to cash ISAs, and that would be a mistake. This is the audio version: This is the transcript: Hands off
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Why the Bank of England base rate should be no more than the rate of inflation
I noted in a video recently that if the Bank of England was setting interest rates now in accordance with long-term trends, then the real
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Could the Bank of England make life better?
The Bank of England could make our lives a lot better by changing some of its policies, but it shows no sign of doing so.
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The Treasury should stop playing silly games
HM Treasury and the Bank of England issued a Memorandum of Understanding between them yesterday. This relates to the supposed independent funding of the Bank
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Lower interest rates are vital
I cannot recall how many times I have said that UK interest rates, as set by the Bank of England, are too high. Now, the
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