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How to reset UK fiscal policy after the retreat on benefit reform

Credibility will be key to ensuring market confidence
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Consequences of chaos: why the IMF is too optimistic about US policies

Consequences of chaos: why the IMF is too optimistic about US policies

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Impact of Trump trade measures will last longer than expected
Fix for payment rail fragmentation? Simpler, unified systems

Fix for payment rail fragmentation? Simpler, unified systems

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Interoperable systems achieve higher adoption, efficiency and user satisfaction
Flows into Bunds and European sovereigns will remain consistent

Flows into Bunds and European sovereigns will remain consistent

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Tariffs uncertainty will only strengthen these trends
Preventing trade shocks from igniting the next financial crisis

Preventing trade shocks from igniting the next financial crisis

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‘Preparedness, not prediction, is the watchword’
Japanese investors will demand a ‘MAGA discount’

Japanese investors will demand a ‘MAGA discount’

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As the risk of doing business with the US rises, so will the costs
Getting serious about euro internationalisation

Getting serious about euro internationalisation

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As Trump undermines the dollar, Merz and Macron must take the lead
EIB issues ‘gold standard’ for green bonds

EIB issues ‘gold standard’ for green bonds

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Landmark transaction paves the way for others to follow
Searching for non-existent answers at the spring meetings

Searching for non-existent answers at the spring meetings

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US stagflation, trade mayhem, uncertainty, global market chaos
EU’s ‘new economies’ mustn’t be strongarmed by tariffs

EU’s ‘new economies’ mustn’t be strongarmed by tariffs

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Central and eastern Europe hardly lack alternatives but co-operation requires compromise
Critical moment for women in finance

Critical moment for women in finance

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Index scores improve but progress is under threat
Emerging markets and tariffs: Asia will bear the brunt

Emerging markets and tariffs: Asia will bear the brunt

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Trade links with China and EU could hurt EM countries
Friedrich Merz’s eight big tests

Friedrich Merz’s eight big tests

From immigration to defence: no honeymoon for new German chancellor
The tariff crisis is a chance for the UK to reset policy

The tariff crisis is a chance for the UK to reset policy

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Government borrowing should be for investment
Capital crunch stifles entrepreneurs in low-income economies

Capital crunch stifles entrepreneurs in low-income economies

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The promise of markets and the reality of constraints
Central banking is still a man’s job – except in Serbia

Central banking is still a man’s job – except in Serbia

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‘Women make up over 57% of our workforce’
Rethinking public spending for long-term prosperity

Rethinking public spending for long-term prosperity

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Governments must shift their focus from short-term spending to long-term value

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