Jack Barnett Economics and Markets Reporter
  • London
  • City A.M.

Jack is an economics and markets reporter at City A.M.

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  • Economics
  • Markets

717 Articles
about 1 year ago
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Recession kicked into long grass as UK steams ahead of Europe and US

A recession hitting the UK economy is looking like an increasingly far flung prospect after yet more data today shows...

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about 1 year ago
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Week ahead: ECB Lagarde to sign off on another 50 point interest rate hike and Deliveroo updates ...

Topping City traders’ minds this week will be what is tipped to be another 50 basis point interest rate hike by the E...

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about 1 year ago
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UK economy ‘bounces back’ in another signal a recession is off the table but experts warn of stag...

The UK economy “bounced back” from a sharp contraction over Christmas and is holding up better than feared in another...

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about 1 year ago
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Jeremy Hunt readies placeholder budget that will let a lot of people down

Jeremy Hunt is going to let a lot of people down at his budget next Wednesday. Businesses. Families. Even former Prim...

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about 1 year ago
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UK dodges recession but economy still poised to be below pre-Covid-19 size until end of 2024, BCC...

The UK is poised to avoid a recession this year but suffer a slow burning economic slump that will leave GDP below it...

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about 1 year ago
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Bank of England risks tipping UK economy into recession with further interest rate hikes, MPC’s D...

The Bank of England risks tipping the UK economy into recession if it raises interest rates too aggressively and wors...

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about 1 year ago
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FTSE 100 live: Wall Street sell off spreads to London after Powell rate warning

London’s FTSE 100 was pulled into a sell off that gathered pace in Wall Street last night after US Federal Reserve ch...

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about 1 year ago
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London businesses shelve hiring plans amid UK recession uncertainty

London businesses are the most reluctant to take on new staff in the UK due to uncertainty over whether the country w...

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about 1 year ago
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Business groups question Bank of England Mann’s ‘greedflation’ claim

Business groups yesterday said many firms had no choice but to raise prices to offset high costs in response to a Ban...

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about 1 year ago
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Federal Reserve chair Powell warns of ‘higher than expected’ rate peak and steep hikes to stun in...

The US Federal Reserve is prepared to heap more pressure on the world’s largest economy by returning to steep interes...

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about 1 year ago
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FTSE 100 live: Interest rate jitters keep London index muted as house prices rebound

London’s FTSE 100 was muted today as investors sweat over whether central banks globally will punish their economies ...

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about 1 year ago
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Jeremy Hunt is at sharp end of economic consensus on childcare revolution

It’s rare for consensus to emerge in economics. Quibbles about the role of the state in society, the level of taxatio...

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