Is America really ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’?
‘America is OPEN FOR BUSINESS’, President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social, just as the details of the US-UK trade…
Kamala Harris is back
Addressing a ballroom filled with Democratic supporters and donors in San Francisco last night, Kamala Harris asked a favor from…
The tariff climbdown that defined Trump’s first 100 days
Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in the Oval Office have upended all universal understanding. The global trade order has…
Impeccable history of the free market – and from the BBC too
The launch of Radio 4’s Invisible Hands series has been both blessed and cursed by timing. It tells the story…
Why has Trump backed down on tariffs?
Two days ago, talk of a 90-day pause on Donald Trump’s ‘recipricoal tariffs’ was branded ‘fake news’ by the White…
Can Trump defend his tariff calculations?
When President Trump held up an easel in the White House Rose Garden illustrating each country’s ‘tariffs charged to the…
Trump has bet the house on tariffs
‘My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day’, Donald Trump told the audience that had gathered in the Rose Garden for…
What went wrong for MAGA in Pennsylvania
What’s changed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania? The Republican-leaning district in a purple state has been turned on its head by a…
Is Trump’s tariff zeal beginning to wane?
The President can’t stop talking about his favorite word – tariffs – although this week his comments are having a…
Will Trump’s spending bill luck run out?
It isn’t just a weekend of warmer weather for the President, who took off for Mar-a-Lago yesterday evening. It is…
Will better-than-expected inflation numbers calm the markets?
Has Donald Trump’s return to the White House triggered a second round of inflation? Not yet, according to the Bureau…
Can the MAGA coalition survive a recession?
The color red splashed across every news channel yesterday, as Donald Trump’s seemingly blasé attitude towards a possible recession wiped…
Trump’s whirlwind Congress speech infuriated Democrats
Donald Trump’s address to Congress last night was made up of his greatest hits since returning to the Oval Office.…
Can J.D. Vance be part of the peace talks?
Practically every aspect of that Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was surreal. The blow up at…
Can Starmer score an easy win with Trump on Ukraine?
Keir Stamer has landed in Washington, where he joins the succession of European leaders lining up to convince the President…
Inflation rises to 3% – should we panic?
Prices are rising. Inflation rose to 3 per cent in the twelve months leading up to January, up from 2.5…
UK recession fears ease but Rachel Reeves has little to celebrate
The UK economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the last three months of 2024, according to the Office for…
OBR gloom spells trouble ahead for Rachel Reeves
Has Rachel Reeves broken her fiscal rules? It’s been speculated for some time now that the Chancellor lost her headroom…
Why the Bank of England is cutting interest rates
The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the third time since the inflation crisis, taking the base rate…
What does Donald Trump want from a trade war with China?
What are the real intentions of Donald Trump’s trade war? Does he really believe tariffs work to boost economic growth…
Will Britain get dragged into Trump’s trade war?
North America is now engaged in a full-blown trade war. Markets are reacting. Japan’s Nikkei was the first to indicate…
Donald Trump kicks off the tariff wars
He did it, Joe! Following on from the $79 billion worth of tariffs he implemented in his first term –…
Will Trump follow through on his tariff threat on Canada and Mexico?
No one can really act surprised if Donald Trump pushes ahead with substantial tariffs on Canada and Mexico tomorrow. ‘Tariff’…
Do Rachel Reeves’s growth plans go far enough?
Has Rachel Reeves got her growth? Today’s speech from the Chancellor in Oxfordshire was not this government’s first attempt to…
Will Rachel Reeves walk the walk on going for growth?
On the face of it, the Chancellor’s big growth speech tomorrow could be one of this government’s most significant interventions…
