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  • Thursday, 12 April, 2018
    FT CollectionsWomen and economics
    Where are all the female economists?

    Few women reach senior positions — and the root of the problem lies in education

  • Thursday, 22 March, 2018
    UK business & economy
    UK poverty levels unchanged last year despite benefits freeze

    Rising employment helped boost household income to offset government’s austerity measures

  • Thursday, 22 March, 2018
    UK social care
    Social care at risk amid funding cuts, think-tank warns

    Local councils face difficult choice over which services to prioritise, IFS says

  • Wednesday, 21 March, 2018
    UK public finances
    Deficit target boost as borrowing drops 6%

    ONS figures highlight progress with government’s efforts to balance the books

  • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
    Global Economy
    UK will struggle to ease austerity in coming months, think-tanks warn

    Despite Hammond’s upbeat mood, Spring Statement forecasts based on further spending cuts

  • Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
    UK public finances
    Philip Hammond has limited room for Budget giveaways

    UK fiscal watchdog has not cut borrowing as much as economists expected

  • Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
    UK public finances
    Spring Statement 2018: Philip Hammond signals easing of austerity

    UK economy forecast to grow faster than expected but debt reduction remains the focus

  • Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
    ExplainerBrexit
    Winners and losers in an EU-UK free trade agreement

    An FTA is likely to increase barriers between Britain and its largest market

  • Monday, 12 March, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Weakest start to the year for UK consumer spending since 2012

    Visa figures show consumer spending fell 1.1% year-on-year in February

  • Monday, 26 February, 2018
    Demographics and population
    Economists urged to use fertility to predict recessions

    New paper shows drop in conceptions is evident before economy starts to contract

  • Thursday, 22 February, 2018
    News in-depthUK public finances
    Deficit restraint puts UK economy on better course

    Chancellor Philip Hammond has a chance to mull over giveaways in next Budget

  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2018
    UK public finances
    Britain gets double dose of strong economic data

    Boost for chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of spring fiscal statement

  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2018
    UK public finances
    UK government on track to borrow less than expected

    ONS will examine impact of Carillion insolvency and mooted student loans changes

  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2018
    Special ReportUK Corporate Productivity
    The UK’s corporate productivity challenge, in charts

    Many explanations have been supplied for this economic puzzle, but not all stack up

  • Monday, 19 February, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Employers ‘living in dark ages’ on pregnancy discrimination law

    More than a third are continuing practices that have been illegal since 1975

  • Monday, 19 February, 2018
    Generation X
    UK millennials fall behind on living standards

    Incomes, employment and home ownership rates deteriorate

  • Sunday, 18 February, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    MPs seek cut in high interest rates on student loans

    Government urged to consider reintroduction of grants for low income families

  • Friday, 16 February, 2018
    Property sector
    Middle-income millennials priced out of housing market, says IFS

    Report shows property ownership among young adults has ‘collapsed’

  • Wednesday, 14 February, 2018
    Aerospace & Defence
    UK missed 2% defence spending target, report claims

    Think-tank says Britain spent 1.98% of GDP on military for second year in row

  • Wednesday, 14 February, 2018
    UK infrastructure
    Growth divide splits England down middle as west outpaces east

    Output per head rising twice as fast in western regions since financial crisis

  • Friday, 9 February, 2018
    Global Economy
    Wage growth spurs Bank of England monetary policy rethink

    Officials to look at faster interest rate increases after inflationary pressures

  • Thursday, 8 February, 2018
    Global Economy
    Bank of England looks at earlier and faster rate rises

    Hawkish quarterly report highlights need to temper effect of a stronger global economy

  • Thursday, 8 February, 2018
    UK business & economy
    UK productivity woes blamed on employment changes

    Statistics agency says workers are moving from more to less productive sectors

  • Thursday, 8 February, 2018
    Global Economy
    Bank of England warns of larger rises in interest rates

    Stance leaves open the possibility of a May rate rise, boosting sterling

  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2018
    Brexit
    OBR head calls for public scrutiny of civil service Brexit forecasts
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