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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Inflation in Europe rises to record high, raising spectre of steep ECB interest rate hikes

European inflation is running at record levels, piling pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to keep hiking int...

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about 1 year ago
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FTSE 100 live: HSBC leads London index lower after MPs challenge shoddy saving rates

London’s FTSE 100 was roped into a European wide sell off today, dragged lower by Britain’s largest banks after polic...

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about 1 year ago
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London must be given power to direct its economy to arrest historic productivity decline, study u...

London must be given greater power to direct its economy by central government to arrest a historic productivity decl...

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about 1 year ago
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British factories on the mend as recession u-turn gathers pace

British factories are performing better than expected in another sign the economy is on course to perform a screechin...

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about 1 year ago
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Cost of living crisis has forced families to take on £1.1bn debt and dig into savings, says Bank ...

Families are saving far less than they did over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic and maxing on credit cards to mai...

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about 1 year ago
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warns interest rates may have to rise again to tackle infl...

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey has today warned interest rates may need to rise even higher to tame in...

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about 1 year ago
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FTSE 100 live: Anglo American and Antofagasta receive China boost but Barratt drops after house p...

London’s FTSE 100 sprung higher today, propelled by investors piling into commodity giants after a batch of better th...

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about 1 year ago
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More data points to UK economy avoiding recession but experts urge Hunt to prevent investment cli...

The prospect of the UK avoiding a recession after a batch of better than expected recent data has propelled business ...

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about 1 year ago
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Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt must help families with soaring childcare bills to strengthen UK econ...

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt should help young families with the cost of childcare to tackle worker shortages that are...

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about 1 year ago
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ECB expected to hike rates to a record four per cent as central bank struggles to tame inflation

The European Central Bank (ECB) will hike interest rates to their highest level since the monetary authority of the g...

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about 1 year ago
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FTSE 100 live: Ocado drags London premier index into red as pound strengthens after Sunak clinche...

London’s FTSE 100 lost ground today, held lower by middle class favourite and online supermarket Ocado tumbling after...

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about 1 year ago
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IFS: No room for tax cuts or spending rises at March budget despite Jeremy Hunt pocketing £60bn w...

There is no room for tax cuts or spending increases at the March budget despite Jeremy Hunt being handed an around £6...

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