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Labour's Truss scale shock: Bond gap with Germany at highest level in 34-years: ALEX BRUMMER

Among Britain’s great advantages at present, vis a vis European competitors Germany and France, is political stability. One might have expected UK bond yields to move towards those in Germany, where the ratio of debt-to-national output is a creditable 63.5 per cent. At a moment when central banks across the globe are cutting interest rates to stimulate output, the Bank …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his place in history – and the Tories’ future may depend on it

The Independent

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Vigilantes': Report shows how an unlikely group could force Trump to cancel his trade war

Raw Story

Donald Trump's plan to impose gigantic new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China could theoretically draw the ire of Congress or the Supreme Court — but there's a lesser-known group that might have the power to force Trump to back down, wrote Ryan Teague Beckwith for MSNBC on Friday: the holders of U.S. Treasury bonds. This was highlighted recently, Beckwith …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

The 2024 Quiz Of The Year Part Two - Can you answer CRAIG BROWN's 12 questions?

Daily Mail

1) Russell Brand claims that on April 28 something happened to him which changed his life. 3) In his keynote speech to the Labour Conference in September, Keir Starmer mixed up his words and forcefully called for the immediate return of: a) Scotch eggs b) Baked beans c) Sausages d) Porridge In his keynote speech to the Labour Conference in …

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1 month ago

U.S. could face ‘Liz Truss moment’ without action on debt mountain

Live Mint

The U.S. could face a sharp rise in borrowing costs and turmoil in financial markets as soon as next year if government debt continues to pile up rapidly, according to insurance giant Swiss Re’s group chief economist. “I don’t exclude next year that the U.S. is going to have a Liz Truss moment for Treasurys" he said, referring to the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

HTLS 2024: Ex-British PM Liz Truss says India to have huge leadership role

Hindustan Times

India has to be a key part of alternative structures such as the Quad and G7 that have gained prominence against the backdrop of the “rising threat of China” and the inability of the UN to resolve global issues, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Saturday. During a conversation at the 22nd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Truss drew …

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UK Ex-PM Liz Truss On Britain Needing Its Own Trump; India's Rise On Global Stage | HTLS 2024

Hindustan Times

UK Ex-PM Liz Truss On Britain Needing Its Own Trump; India's Rise On Global Stage | HTLS 2024 On the final day of the 2024 edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth Truss, shed light on what is plaguing western powers, and what is needed to resolve the issues. Over the past …

India Global Stage

1 month, 1 week ago

UK Ex-PM Liz Truss On Britain Needing Its Own Trump; India's Rise On Global Stage | HTLS 2024

Hindustan Times

UK Ex-PM Liz Truss On Britain Needing Its Own Trump; India's Rise On Global Stage | HTLS 2024 On the final day of the 2024 edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth Truss, shed light on what is plaguing western powers, and what is needed to resolve the issues. Over the past …

India Global Stage

1 month, 1 week ago

De-Risking Becomes Isolationism

China Daily

"Britain on way to long-term decline without EU, warns Bank" We know from the rigged Brexit referendum that this isolationism was imposed for the benefit of the banksters. Before him, the "one-eyed, scottish git" as the former Yob Gear moron called him, overpaid pensions refunds, waited till the dotcom crash happened and then demanded the over-payment back, leaving savers worse …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's economic agenda faces a big potential foe: The bond vigilantes

NPR

Trump's economic agenda faces a big potential foe: The bond vigilantes toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America From sweeping tariffs to big tax cuts, President-elect Donald Trump has an ambitious economic agenda. Bond prices have dropped sharply since Trump's election as investors worry that his economic policies will reignite inflation and lead to surging fiscal deficits. Trump could face …

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World's tallest bridge progresses with steel truss milestone

China Daily

The 215-ton truss lifted on Monday will be the primary support for the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge's concrete deck. Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province completed its first steel truss lift on Monday, marking a major step toward next year's scheduled opening. Considering such a high weight, engineers deployed the world's largest cable crane system, incorporating transport, lifting and …

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World's tallest bridge progresses with steel truss milestone

China Daily

The 215-ton truss lifted on Monday will be the primary support for the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge's concrete deck. Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province completed its first steel truss lift on Monday, marking a major step toward next year's scheduled opening. Considering such a high weight, engineers deployed the world's largest cable crane system, incorporating transport, lifting and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why bond vigilantes smell blood after Reeves’s big-spending Budget

The Telegraph

At the same time, Reeves has chosen to use up two-thirds of the headroom that was created by changing the official debt target, more than the market expected. However, Ruth Gregory at Capital Economics notes parallels between the former prime minister’s unfunded tax cuts and the current Chancellor’s debt-funded spending spree. “If she wants to prevent spending falling in every …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why it’s unfair to compare the current market movement to catastrophic Truss mini-Budget

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Voters slam Labour's tax and spend Budget: Only a fifth of Brits think Rachel Reeves' blueprint will boost the economy and half oppose Chancellor squeezing firms to fill Treasury coffers

Daily Mail

Only a fifth of voters believe Labour's tax and spend Budget will improve the UK economy, a new poll revealed today as Rachel Reeves continued to feel the heat. It came as the Chancellor and her Treasury team faced pressure and market jitters over a Budget that will raise £40billion through new taxes towards increased state spending of almost £70 …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget market reaction ‘very different’ from Liz Truss turmoil, minister insists

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

ALEX BRUMMER: It's no surprise the IMF has endorsed Reeves' bleak Budget - she was hobnobbing with its officials only last week and it's dominated by an anti-Brexit clique!

Daily Mail

Rachel Reeves was in her element at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington last week. Chancellor Rachel Reeves with, from left, Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen and ECB president Christine Lagarde And out of sight of the media, Reeves engaged in some discreet economic diplomacy with US treasury secretary Janet Yellen …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Borrowing costs surge as markets turn on Reeves

The Telegraph

The lurch upwards pushed the gap between British and German borrowing costs to their widest since the wake of the Liz Truss mini-Budget, reflecting the extra premium on UK debt. The Chancellor scrambled to calm investor nerves on Thursday, insisting that the “number one commitment” of the Labour Government was “economic and fiscal stability”. However, Megum Muhic, of RBC Capital …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

After a love-in with business, is the romance with Labour now over?

The Independent

There’s no doubting the mood among Britain’s business leaders. For many months, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves embarked upon a charm offensive, designed to woo Britain’s boardrooms. Despite repeated entreaties from Starmer and Reeves that their version of the Labour Party was capitalism’s friend, they are starting to believe the words were empty. Starmer and Reeves courted Britain’s top …

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2 months ago

DOMINIC LAWSON: Kemi is not - and never could be - the new Maggie. But she is an optimist who loves Britain and I believe she could appeal to younger voters

Daily Mail

Soon, Sir Keir Starmer will be put out of his misery. But now Conservative Party members are – finally – voting on who they want to replace Sunak, and next month either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be the opponent facing Sir Keir at Prime Minister's Questions. At the solitary TV debate against Badenoch, last week, he repeatedly urged …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves’s potential borrowing plan risks repeat of Truss mini-Budget meltdown, warns financial expert

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands

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Labour's Truss scale shock: Bond gap with Germany at highest level in 34-years: ALEX BRUMMER

Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his place in history – and the Tories’ future may depend on it

'Vigilantes': Report shows how an unlikely group could force Trump to cancel his trade war

The 2024 Quiz Of The Year Part Two - Can you answer CRAIG BROWN's 12 questions?

U.S. could face ‘Liz Truss moment’ without action on debt mountain

HTLS 2024: Ex-British PM Liz Truss says India to have huge leadership role

UK Ex-PM Liz Truss On Britain Needing Its Own Trump; India's Rise On Global Stage | HTLS 2024

UK Ex-PM Liz Truss On Britain Needing Its Own Trump; India's Rise On Global Stage | HTLS 2024

De-Risking Becomes Isolationism

Trump's economic agenda faces a big potential foe: The bond vigilantes

World's tallest bridge progresses with steel truss milestone

World's tallest bridge progresses with steel truss milestone

Why bond vigilantes smell blood after Reeves’s big-spending Budget

Why it’s unfair to compare the current market movement to catastrophic Truss mini-Budget

We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget

‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered

Voters slam Labour's tax and spend Budget: Only a fifth of Brits think Rachel Reeves' blueprint will boost the economy and half oppose Chancellor squeezing firms to fill Treasury coffers

Budget market reaction ‘very different’ from Liz Truss turmoil, minister insists

ALEX BRUMMER: It's no surprise the IMF has endorsed Reeves' bleak Budget - she was hobnobbing with its officials only last week and it's dominated by an anti-Brexit clique!

Borrowing costs surge as markets turn on Reeves

After a love-in with business, is the romance with Labour now over?

DOMINIC LAWSON: Kemi is not - and never could be - the new Maggie. But she is an optimist who loves Britain and I believe she could appeal to younger voters

Rachel Reeves’s potential borrowing plan risks repeat of Truss mini-Budget meltdown, warns financial expert

Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands