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Chris Giles

Economics editor

Chris Giles became economics editor for the Financial Times in October 2004, having previously served as a leader writer. His reporting beat covers global and UK economic affairs and he writes a UK economics column fortnightly.

Before joining the FT as economics editor, he was an economics reporter for the BBC, worked for Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator and started his career with seven years as an economist for the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Chris loves numbers.

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  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    International tax
    Landmark OECD international tax deal pushed back a year

    Implementation of agreement will not happen until 2024 at the earliest, says secretary-general

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Zelensky calls for global plan to rebuild Ukraine after war

    President urges leaders at Davos to help fund reconstruction that is set to cost more than $500bn

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Global Economy
    IMF chief warns global economy faces ‘biggest test since second world war’

    Kristalina Georgieva says Ukraine conflict is ‘devastating lives, dragging down growth and pushing up inflation’

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    Is the global economy heading for recession?

    The outlook is deteriorating because of the Covid outbreak in China, rising US interest rates and a cost of living crisis in Europe

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Bank of England
    BoE chief economist warns on UK’s strong ‘inflationary momentum’

    Central bank is unsure how high interest rates will need to increase to curb price rises

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Pressure mounts on Sunak to cut taxes as living costs soar

    Tory MPs call on chancellor to rethink policy as households struggle with soaring inflation

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Sunak warns of ‘tough’ few months as UK inflation hits 40-year high

    Prices climb 9% and soaring gas and electricity bills deepen cost of living crisis

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    News in-depthUK inflation
    Why Britain has the highest inflation in the G7

    UK is grappling with soaring energy prices and a red-hot labour market — and the problems could persist

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    News in-depthMonetary policy
    Central banks seek interest rate sweet spot in inflation fight

    Getting the balance between growth and inflation just right is fraught with difficulty

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    News in-depthUK inflation
    Bank of England’s task of taming inflation just got harder

    Booming jobs market fuels price rises as central bank governor comes under fire

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Bank of England
    BoE governor says he is unable to stop inflation hitting 10%

    Andrew Bailey admits sounding ‘apocalyptic’ on food price increases and signals he will raise interest rates further

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    UK inflation
    BoE’s Bailey set for tough grilling over inflation record

    Governor’s insistence that big price rises would be ‘temporary’ have left him open to criticism

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    BoE censured by senior Tories over soaring inflation

    MPs turn on bank’s handling of economy as government feels heat from cost of living crisis

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Bank of England
    The Bank of England should make it clear when it gives us a kicking

    Society requires unelected officials to tell the public the whole truth about policy

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK inflation
    BoE rate setter warns UK inflation ‘uncomfortably high’

    Failure to rein in prices would be ‘very costly’ for economy, says MPC member Michael Saunders

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Bank of England
    BoE faces its biggest inflation challenge since independence

    A quarter-century after the central bank was granted autonomy, soaring prices are testing its mettle

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Bank of England warns of recession this year as it lifts interest rate

    Cost of borrowing increases quarter-point to 1%, the highest level since 2009, and sterling hits 2-year low

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Politicians must take a lead in making saving energy a national priority

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    UK public finances
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    Economists say strong tax receipts give the chancellor more scope to address cost of living crisis

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    News in-depthGlobal Economy
    IMF walkout and downgrades underscore bleak economic outlook

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggers protest as global growth and policymaking efforts are derailed

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Pound slides to weakest level since 2020 as British retail sales fall

    Spending data point to inflation squeeze on households

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Global inflation
    Bailey warns of risk of persistent inflation from strong UK labour market

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  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
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  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Fiscal relief from inflation is transitory, IMF says

    Surge in prices will not produce any long-term improvement in public finances

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    UK economic growth
    UK to have slowest growth of G7 nations in 2023, says IMF

    PM’s claims that Britain has strongest rebound in group undermined by fund’s latest economic forecast

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