National service will damage the economy May 30, 2024 Forcing every 18-year-old into unpaid national service will harm our already decimated hospitality, retail and leisure sectors
IMF raises China growth forecast to five per cent, in line with government targets May 29, 2024 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised China's economic growth forecast upwards to 5%.
Economic performance under Labour and Conservative governments: a reckoning May 29, 2024 Voter apathy over the upcoming election is rational – history suggests the economic outcome will be broadly the same regardless of whether Labour or the Conservatives form the next government, says Paul Ormerod The election campaign has kicked off and already the air is thick with promises and counter-promises. Despite all the efforts of politicians [...]
Reform AI adoption or it could ‘widen corporate inequalities’, IoD warns May 24, 2024 The adoption of generative AI could "widen corporate inequalities, with sectors prone to market consolidation seeing the most significant shifts."
China’s April economic data disappoint: recovery in domestic demand hits a snag May 17, 2024 China faced a bit of a setback on the economic front in April, disappointing market expectations.
Joseph Stiglitz: ‘Freedom for the wolves means death for the lambs’ May 9, 2024 "You see the incoherent use of the word freedom all over the place," he told City A.M over a half-eaten fry-up in Whitehall.
Why the Bank of England won’t cut rates – even if it wants to May 8, 2024 The Bank of England desperately wants to cut interest rates, but the caution of the Federal Reserve might mean they aren't able to.
UK to bid recession farewell as debate over state of the economy heats up May 7, 2024 New figures out this week are set to show that last year's shallow recession has come to an end as political debate about the state of the economy heats up.
Growing comms agency picks up Texan investment as part of scaling push April 19, 2024 A US-based investor in data-led firms has made its first investment outside of its home country in London-headquartered strategic comms agency Williams Nicolson.
Industrial Revolution: ‘History of Britain needs rewriting’ following new research April 14, 2024 The industrial revolution. Think railways, factories and mills, the rapid intrusion of 'dark Satanic mills' on England's previously 'green and pleasant lands'.