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11 August 2025

Assessing the effect of tariffs

First the good news. US tariffs are settling at lower levels than had seemed lik…

28 July 2025

Why Britain pays more for electricity

UK electricity prices are among the highest for developed economies. The UK’s re…

21 July 2025

Equities on a roll

The first half of this year has been good for equities. Global equity markets ha…

14 July 2025

CFOs turn more positive on the UK

Deloitte’s second quarter CFO Survey, conducted in the second half of June, show…

07 July 2025

Remaking supply chains

Global supply chains have come under strain in recent years from geopolitical te…

30 June 2025

The growth of the state

The last 125 years have seen a significant expansion in the size and role of gov…

23 June 2025

Graduate prospects

We start with three facts about UK higher education. UK graduates earn far more…

16 June 2025

Oil prices spike on Middle East conflict

The outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Iran last Friday has lifted the o…