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How to reset UK fiscal policy after the retreat on benefit reform
Credibility will be key to ensuring market confidence
Peter Sedgwick
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Victor and vacillator: Macron wins, Scholz hesitates
From inflation to war - six questions where France, Germany struggle to coalesce

EU has opportunity to harness crisis to deepen economic union
Capital markets and banking union progress could be made

Structural reforms required to safeguard democratic future
Advanced economies have relied too heavily on monetary policy

There is no ‘one size fits all’ for custodial models
BNY Mellon survey reveals five distinct approaches

Sunak’s Spring Statement neglects those most hurt by inflation
Chancellor chooses Sheriff of Nottingham over Robin Hood

Cocktail of private debt and inequality makes US more vulnerable to stagflation
Strong middle class provides best protection from debt traps

Solving the euro area’s problem will take years
Quantitative easing helped but it’s not the solution

Return of guns and butter: war, inflation and central banks
Lessons of the 1960s – how William McChesney Martin’s errors could haunt Powell, Lagarde and Bailey

Embracing uncertainty is vital for optimal portfolio construction
Behavioural finance can provide valuable lessons

Two faces of the BoE’s inflation stance
Small state is politically incompatible with Dickensian inequality

Greenium set to stay, say sovereign debt issuers
Improved secondary market liquidity is reinforcing green premium

European sovereigns turn crisis to their advantage
Increased debt requirements during Covid-19 opened up new investor channels