Tumbling pound, threat of strike action and growing debt crisis… bungling Labour are sending us back to the 70s
BRITAIN was having a grim 1970s flashback last night with a debt crisis, the threat of strikes and an under-siege Labour ...
Liz Truss lays into Rachel Reeves over economy and trip to China
Tory former Treasury minister Dame Harriett Baldwin added: "Is the reason that the [government] front bench is so empty today ...
Brits 'paying price for Labour's bungled Budget': Reeves warned money from tax hikes will have to go on servicing debt after markets turn on UK - as she 'flees' to C…
Sterling tumbled to its lowest level against the US dollar for over a year this morning as investors continued to push up ...
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What tariffs can and can’t do
The world economy awaits with dread the arrival of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Trump clearly loves import duties and has ...
Rachel Reeves facing calls to cancel controversial China trip as pound tumbles
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey hit out at the Tories’ handling of the economy but also said Ms Reeves should cancel her visit and instead make an emergency announcement scrapping her national ...
How business is bracing for a US-China trade war
President-elect Trump talked tough on tariffs on his way to securing a resounding win for Republicans in November, and now ...
Janet Yellen says COVID spending may have contributed ‘little bit’ to inflation in rare admission by Biden official
Yellen said there had not been much progress in lowering prices in recent months, but she remained convinced that the US was ...
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House Passes Laken Riley Act — Critics Say It Dismantles Constitutional Rights
The bill “is carefully written to intentionally erode Constitutional protections,” one Democratic lawmaker said.
US trade deficit with Vietnam soars beyond $110 billion, as weak dong boosts exports
The U.S. trade deficit with Vietnam exceeded $110 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, latest U.S. figures show, as ...
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Outgoing WH official calls for US to bolster cybersecurity workforce by hiring non-degree holders
The White House’s outgoing cyber czar, Harry Coker, called for three key things to meet the growing threat of digital attacks: more funding, deregulation and opening up cyber jobs to those without ...
Yellen raised serious concern about China's 'malicious' cyber activity, Treasury says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met virtually on Monday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and raised concerns about "malicious cyber activity." ...
Exclusive: China's Shandong Port, entry point for most sanctioned oil, bans US-designated vessels
Shandong Port Group has banned U.S.-sanctioned tankers from calling into its ports in the eastern Chinese province, home to ...