Allegra Stratton: A Bank of England Rate Cut for Christmas
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey cut an avuncular figure today, doling out a present to the nation this lunchtime…
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Allegra Stratton: Can the Economy Avoid Catching the Flu?
It wasn’t what economists expected, but really it’s not a surprise that this morning’s data showed a contraction of 0.1%…
Allegra Stratton: Is Growth Still Keir Starmer's Priority?
The government will hope that today finally brings to an end the 2025 Budget coverage. www.bloomberg.com #Allegra #StrattonIs #Growth #Keir…
Allegra Stratton: Putting the ‘EV’ into ‘Reeves’
The pre-Budget antics of the government continue to be dissected, even though we’re now firmly post-Budget. Not least because the…
Allegra Stratton: One Last Hurrah for Christmas?
In a budget that marked a turn to the left, the fact that banks escaped any extra pain was striking.…
Allegra Stratton: Finally, the Budget Wait Is Almost Over
And we’re here. Budget Eve. Rachel Reeves will probably be as relieved as we are that the speculation is finally…
Allegra Stratton: Destroy It Yourself Budget?
It would be amusing if it weren’t so expensive, to read the advice in the papers on how to devalue your home.…
Allegra Stratton: A Rate Cut for Christmas?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves went to Tesco this morning so she’d be in the supermarket precisely as the inflation…
Allegra Stratton: From Budgets to Boats
This government’s re-election hopes rest on three criteria: the economy, the health service and immigration. The first two have dominated…
Allegra Stratton: Pre-Budget Pitch-Rolling Has Gone Wrong
We’ve been subject to constant pre-Budget pitch-rolling for the last few months — but it looks like this morning someone…