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Governments have borrowed heavily over the past decade to fund infrastructure, cover budget deficits, respond to pandemic shocks,…
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Eurozone February preliminary CPI +1.9% vs +1.7% y/y expected
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Spring forecast: Reeves insists her economic plan ‘even more important’ given Middle East crisis – live updates | Business
Reeves begins statement on spring forecast Chancellor Rachel Reeves is now delivering her response to the UK’s spring…
UK grocery inflation in surprise rise as experts warn of worse to come | Supermarkets
Shoppers faced a surprise jump in grocery inflation last month after four successive months of falls, as experts…
Inflation fears reemerge as markets digest higher energy prices from US-Iran conflict
The reaction in the bond market to the US-Iran conflict is something that should warrant more attention. While…
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A dramatic escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East puts bond investors in a dilemma. In normal…
Grocery inflation hits 4.3% as households face renewed cost of living pressure
Grocery inflation has accelerated again, placing renewed strain on household budgets as food price rises picked up in…
Europe’s Economy Can Ride Out Iran War — If Over in a Month
(Bloomberg) — The next four weeks will determine whether Europe’s economy is facing a fresh crisis or simply…
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: What rising oil prices mean for New Zealand – The Front Page
The narrow sea passage sits between Oman and Iran, and experts have said a prolonged conflict in the…
Spring forecast: Reeves to insist she has ‘right economic plan’; Markets drop again as Middle East crisis drives up oil and gas prices – live updates | Business
Introduction: Reeves to respond to spring forecast after oil and gas prices surge Good morning. “Events, dear boy,…
Saudi Firms Boost Hiring and Wages Despite Slowing Non-Oil Growth
The seasonally adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped to 56.1 in February from 56.3 in…