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The Storm Before the Calm
By Bob Huxford Growth stocks had a rough 2022 and while investors are still being battered by a storm that's persisted for over a year it can be hard...
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#TradeTuesday: The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement - Perspectives from UK and Down Under
The UK House of Lords began their ‘line by line examination’ of the Bill which will implement the Free Trade Agreement with Australia (and New...
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Is it Levelling Up, Stepping Up, Gauging Up… or Times Up?
By Tom Haynes As the government today confirmed the 111 successful bids announced as part of the second round of the flagship “Levelling-up Fund”...
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Where does the UK’s EV battery manufacturing strategy go from here?
By Ian Silvera The demise of BritishVolt has reportedly seen hundreds of workers put into redundancy, investors out of pocket and, no doubt, suppliers...
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It may be cold outside, but are there glimmers of spring in the economy?
By Lizzie Cowell The markets are notoriously difficult to call. Yet, during my (nearly) two decades in the City, one trend I’ve learnt to rely on is...
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Scottish and UK governments set for new clash over gender recognition reforms
By Will Neale The UK Government sparked an unprecedented row with the Scottish Parliament yesterday after moving to block the Gender Recognition...
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#TradeTuesday: Britain’s economic future - and credibility as trading partner - will be up for debate at Davos
By George Esmond & Hugh Matthews To go or not to go to Davos? That has been the fundamental question for senior British politicians and policymakers...
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Staying cheery during the winter months
By Joe Cooper In case you missed it, yesterday was officially the most depressing day of the year. The aptly named ‘Blue Monday’ falls on the third...
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