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Many see higher spending and tax cuts as a necessary complement to BoE action
Interest rates cut to 0.25% and £70bn bond-buying scheme announced
Sharpest PMI drop in at least 20 years raises expectations of central bank cut in interest rates
Significant policy response is expected at August policy meeting with QE and lower rates likely
Think-tank calls for ‘sledgehammer’ BoE action to counter expected economic downturn
Industrial production suffers steepest decline in four years
Gloom intensifies in manufacturing and services but employment trends unclear
The Monetary Policy Committee has to decide whether to seek an economic stimulus
Findings show activity plunged in the weeks following vote to leave EU
There should be an immediate cut and extra measures, writes Gertjan Vlieghe
BlackRock boss says uncertainty is causing investment ‘pause’
Bank set to cut interest rates after vote to leave EU
Business secretary switches focus from deficit cutting to growth
FT analysis of alternative economic indicators shows worst effects immediately after referendum
Advocates of voting Leave had not spent a second thinking what to do after victory
Institutional strength is an asset that must not be squandered
Austerity advocate admits failure to see crash coming was ‘monumental collective intellectual error’
Job prospects improve for some but getting people into work has proved tougher than expected
People are reining in spending in the Surrey commuter town but there is still a taste for luxury
Era of discounting over as consumers pursue quality over bargains
MPC minutes give more gloomy verdict on prospects
Oil rout and EU referendum loom large as factors that could trigger loss of confidence in economy
Technology and the economic malaise make us work longer, not better
A mix of rising wages, near-zero inflation and a retail price war boost households’ buying power
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