Category: Economy
IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are being held in Bangkok this year against a backdrop of equal…
Robert Jenrick hits out at Deloitte and KPMG over job cuts
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has criticised Big Four giants Deloitte and KPMG for laying off British staff, alleging they did so…
Fifa still refusing to share World Cup sell-off papers, says FA chair
Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt says the Fifa Council is still being denied full transparency over Gianni Infantino’s aborted World Cup…
Lloyd’s underwriters seek to halt £45m legal cover for Petrofac bribery defendants
A group of Lloyd’s syndicates have sought to block £45m in defence funding for two former Petrofac executives facing a criminal…
Why Peppa Pig and the Lionesses is a partnership to bring home the bacon
Peppa Pig and the Lionesses isn’t the most obvious pairing. One’s a muddy-puddle-loving pig loved by my kids and toddlers everywhere…
Rebuilding the Arsenal: America’s Defense Industrial Strategy at a Crossroads
Justin Fulcher has emphasized that the core vulnerability facing advanced nations is often accumulated institutional friction rather than a lack of capital or ideas
As Inflation Goes Up, New Poll Shows 4 in 10 Struggle to Pay Basic Necessities
The latest Consumer Price Index report shows that inflation has gone up 3.7 percent over the past year. …
Benefits and pensions for foreign nationals ‘cost £23bn’
Spending on benefits and pensions for foreign nationals totalled about £23bn in 2025, according to a leading think tank, amid calls…
Khan climbdown: Palantir settles £50m Met row after fears of ‘unlawful’ bias
Palantir has settled its High Court battle with Sadiq Khan’s policing office over a blocked £50m Metropolitan Police contract, following concerns…
Banks of England chief economist ‘sceptical’ of markets’ interest rate expectations
The Bank of England is unlikely to vote for the four interest-rate hikes forecast by financial markets, according to its chief…
