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Chris Giles

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Chris Giles became economics editor for the Financial Times in October 2004, having previously served as a leader writer. His reporting beat covers global and UK economic affairs and he writes a UK economics column fortnightly.

Before joining the FT as economics editor, he was an economics reporter for the BBC, worked for Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator and started his career with seven years as an economist for the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Chris loves numbers.

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  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Sunak tailors Budget to avoid job cuts

    Chancellor aims to urge employers to keep staff on once Covid measures end

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    UK set to step up coronavirus vaccinations

    Official document suggests enough doses for 500,000 jabs a day by next week

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    England’s Covid infection rates ease as restrictions are reinforced

    Prospect of tighter rules recedes despite NHS remaining under pressure and death rate rising

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    UK immigration
    Coronavirus sparks exodus of foreign-born people from UK

    Up to 1.3m may have left in past 12 months, according to research that questions official data

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Bank of England
    BoE criticised by internal watchdog over easing programme

    Review says ‘knowledge gaps’ have hindered bank’s ability to build public trust in QE

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    News in-depthLabour Party UK
    Labour signals end of Corbyn era in setting out economic vision

    Shadow chancellor to emphasise commitment to ‘responsible’ fiscal and monetary policy

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Brexit
    Sunak says Brexit will ‘reinforce’ City as leading financial centre

    Despite chancellor’s confidence, UK officials fear lengthy stand-off with EU over crucial equivalence decisions

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    Why the Covid crisis in UK hospitals is likely to get worse

    With virus admissions greater than discharges, the quality of care is expected to decline and death rates to rise

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Boris Johnson’s flawed coronavirus strategy

    Striving to prevent the worst would have been better than trying to balance health and the economy

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  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Infections data provide glimmers of hope in UK’s coronavirus crisis

    The worst-hit areas are no longer deteriorating and ‘excess deaths’ are lower than last spring

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
    Equities
    London unlikely to regain lost EU share trading, warn City figures

    UK has given up about €6bn of daily volume since Brexit transition ended

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Forecasts of rapid UK rebound fall foul of lockdown

    Most economists expect recovery this year to be weaker and begin later

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Covid-19 shakes US equities, trading flees London, OECD warning

    US equities had their worst day in months on Monday as spiking coronavirus cases hook investors

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    News in-depthBank of England
    Investors sceptical over Bank of England’s QE programme

    FT survey finds big players in bond market think plan is attempt to finance government deficit

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    UK tax
    UK VAT changes for foreign mail-order sellers create ‘chaos’

    All overseas businesses now required to register for the tax, collect the money and pay HMRC

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    InterviewGlobal Economy
    OECD warns governments to rethink constraints on public spending

    Fresh austerity risks a public backlash, says chief economist Laurence Boone

  • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
    News in-depthBrexit
    Port and tunnel operators confident of avoiding Brexit Channel chaos

    New French facilities combined with UK waiving checks may relieve border pressure from January 1

  • Sunday, 27 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson admits Brexit deal is limited for financial services

    UK must wait until new year for details on market access, says Brussels

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Why it may not be party time for Rishi Sunak

    UK chancellor played Santa and spent big this year and wants consumers to do so too to fuel recovery

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Wider England tier 4 curbs ‘inevitable’ as new strain spreads

    Pressure on PM to act intensifies after daily figures show record 36,804 infections

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    UK economic growth
    UK faces deeper double-dip recession due to Covid mutation

    Economists warn downturn likely to last longer because of tighter restrictions to contain new virus strain

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Consumers rushed out to spend after England lockdown lifted

    Expenditure up 9.4 per cent in the week to December 13 compared to 2019

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK government expands strictest Covid restrictions in England

    Parts of east and south-east will move into tier 3 from Saturday as virus cases rise

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    UK economic growth
    BoE leaves monetary policy unchanged amid economic headwinds

    MPC cites Covid crisis and Brexit for UK’s ‘unusually uncertain’ outlook

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    Jump in London Covid cases raises fears over Christmas gatherings

    Case numbers surge in capital and South East but cause of new outbreak is not fully known

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