High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say | Energy industry
The UK is at risk of losing its status as a major manufacturing centre after a sharp rise…
Middle income earners shut out of new home market as builders focus on more expensive homes
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Don’t be fooled by recent good news, the UK economy is still in a precarious state | Phillip Inman
Too many Labour MPs want it all, and no amount of pleading from the top of government about…
Middle income earners shut out of new home market as builders focus on more expensive homes
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Apollo’s Rowan sees Japan ready to roar: ‘There’s a new swagger’
Apollo Global Management’s Marc Rowan knows the unhappy history of Japan Inc.’s three lost decades: Crumbling equity values.…
America’s energy bills are soaring. The pain is no longer just for the poor.
It’s been a bitterly cold winter, and millions of Americans are struggling to pay for heat. Harrison Pyros,…
US trading partners weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves, confusion
EU, US NEIGHBOURS CAUTIOUSLY WELCOME TARIFF RULING EU trade spokesman Olof Gill said that the 27-nation bloc was…
Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz warns blue-collar job loss is among biggest threats to U.S. economy
Nobel Prize–winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has a poor prognosis for the state of the economy: “Not great right…
Why trade deals can’t help India become a major apparel exporter
India is energetically pursuing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). It has signed deals with the UK, EFTA, UAE, Oman,…
Africa’s largest diamond miner posts $511 million loss amid weak Chinese demand and U.S. tariff pressures
The group posted an underlying loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $511 million for the…
Harsha reminds IMF chief of previous government’s economic gains
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva has called for recognition of the previous government’s economic achievements…
Yen’s purchasing power sinks to 53-year low, one-third of peak
Currencies Besides US dollar, the currency also falls against Chinese yuan and Thai baht The yen’s real effective exchange…