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…
Trump gives the establishment some respite at Davos
We’ve heard more from the 47th President of the United States this week than we heard from his predecessor over…
Donald Trump has promised the world
‘The golden age begins right now’ said the 47th President of the United States as he began his inauguration speech…
Remember the poor souls at Davos
It’s fitting that Donald Trump’s inauguration day coincides with the first day of the World Economic Forum’s infamous Davos conference.…
Will Donald Trump pardon TikTok?
Millions of Americans will have tried to follow their routine this morning: turn off the alarm, grab the phone, start…
Will the IMF regret its backing for Labour’s Budget?
International investors may be jittery about the UK’s future, but the International Monetary Fund appears to be more optimistic. The…
Inflation dip marks a welcome surprise for Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves has found brief respite this morning, with the Office for National Statistics confirming that inflation dipped to 2.5…
Rachel Reeves is getting ready for the next market test
Rachel Reeves did her best to keep today’s China visit statement on topic. The Chancellor wanted to talk about ‘cooperation’,…
Can Trump claim the credit for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire?
Donald Trump has made a long list of promises for what will be done on ‘day one’ of his second…
Rachel Reeves is making the same mistake as Liz Truss
Rachel Reeves returns from China this morning to face growing accusations that she has lost her grip on the public…
Smoking bans: the fallback legacy for failed leaders
What is a legacy? Is it the sum of our actions? Is it the family and friends we leave behind?…
Borrowing costs have just passed Liz Truss levels
The new year may have rustled up some surprise stand-offs for the Labour government (mainly calls from X founder Elon…
Elon Musk is just one of Labour’s many headaches
It’s not terribly helpful for Keir Starmer that Elon Musk is creating polls on X, asking his 210 million followers…
