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Chris Giles

Economics editor

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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  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    UK business & economy
    What now for UK economic policy?

    Boris Johnson and new chancellor must choose whether to turn on spending taps

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
    UK Inequality
    Tories warned there is no quick fix for ‘blue wall’

    Fifty swing seats most at risk from job automation and universal credit reforms

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    UK Budget
    Javid risks Tory ire in Budget raid on top earners

    Cut in pension tax relief to 20% set to raise £10bn for ‘levelling up’ economy

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    AnalysisCoronavirus
    Coronavirus outbreak weighs heavily on global economy

    China lockdown sends ripples worldwide as supply chains and consumer spending dry up

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    Brexit
    How the Brexit deal can be done

    A combination of hard words and fudged reality will be the key to the negotiations

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Competition & Markets Authority
    Ministers launch review of markets competition in UK

    CMA to carry out annual assessment with view to improving how sectors function and driving up productivity

  • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
    UK regional policy
    UK regional productivity gap widest in a century

    Report calls for long-term plans to fulfil Johnson’s ‘levelling-up’ pledge

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    UK public finances
    Javid’s surplus goal at risk as coffers face £12bn black hole

    FT calculations and BoE growth forecasts suggest hard choice for chancellor on higher tax or more austerity

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Corporation tax
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  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    AnalysisUK economic growth
    Bank of England drops its optimism on productivity

    Predictions of low growth set to constrain government efforts to boost regions

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Markets
    FCA probes sterling spike ahead of UK rates decision

    Bank of England makes second referral in two months to financial regulator

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    UK interest rates
    Bank of England holds rates but cuts growth forecast

    Majority of rate-setters on MPC vote against easing monetary policy

  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
    UK Budget
    Johnson and Javid order budget cuts of at least 5%

    Ministers told to axe plans not related to health, crime or regional inequality

  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
    Brexit countdown
    Is the UK set for a Brexit bounce?

    Short-term boost may be undermined by Britain’s new trading relationship with EU

  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
    Trade disputes
    US threatens retaliation against EU over carbon tax

    Wilbur Ross warns environmental plan could be new irritant in trade relations with Europe

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    World Economic Forum in Davos
    Davos 2020: US confronts rest of world over growth outlook

    Diverging views on prospects for global economy on show at annual Swiss gathering

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    Brexit
    Javid seeks to placate business over post-Brexit rules

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  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    Davos 2020
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  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2020
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    Trump and EU promise to press on to reach trade deal

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    France
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    Global trade
    Trade tensions erupt between London and Washington

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    Early investor optimism overlooks stalling global productivity and lack of effective policy tools

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
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  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    Davos 2020
    IMF trims global forecast as Davos delegates gather

    Downward revision will cast shadow over opening of World Economic Forum in Swiss resort

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