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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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    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Central banks
      OECD calls on central banks to keep raising rates

      Chief economist of Paris-based organisation says now ‘is not 2008’ and warns inflation remains too high

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK public finances
      Jeremy Hunt accused of gaming his fiscal rules

      Experts say public finances could be in a worse shape than figures contained in the Budget

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      News in-depthBank of England
      A bumpy ride: the Bank of England governor’s first three years

      Andrew Bailey earns plaudits for crisis management but is sharply criticised over inflation and communication

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      News in-depthUK Budget
      Jeremy Hunt uses improved public finances to serve up giveaways

      But UK chancellor’s tax incentives to nurture business investment are constrained by his own fiscal rules

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt’s Budget offers £9bn business tax break and surprise pension boost

      Chancellor also extends free childcare of one- and two-year-olds in fiscal plan to increase workforce

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt to unveil ‘Budget for growth’ with billions pledged for business

      Big tax cuts ruled out but measures aim to tackle 1.1mn vacancies in British labour market

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      Rishi Sunak is warned not to relax City of London rules

      Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparks calls for rethink of regulatory overhaul

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt to raise UK tax-free pension allowances to discourage early retirement

      Analyst warns chancellor’s Budget moves aimed at encouraging doctors back to work risks making ‘other rich people richer’

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      UK Budget: why the economy has grown so slowly

      Britain’s decline relative to other rich nations is rooted in problems both old and new

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      News in-depthSilicon Valley Bank
      Project Yeti: How HSBC bought Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1

      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Bank of England raced to orchestrate a sale

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      ExplainerUK Budget
      Five things to look out for in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget

      Chancellor expected to take steps to nurture economic growth as well as address cost of living crisis

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Cost of living crisis
      Londoners more likely to struggle with mortgages than rest of UK, says regulator

      High house prices leave capital particularly exposed to rising home loan costs, Financial Conduct Authority warns

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      UK interest rates
      Bank of England member makes case for holding interest rate at 4%

      Majority of inflation has been caused by higher energy and import prices, says Swati Dhingra

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt to use Budget to help UK households with energy bills

      Chancellor will not have room for big giveaways on March 15 because of new forecasts of weak economic outlook

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      Eurozone inflation exceeds expectations at 8.5%

      Markets anticipate more interest rate rises after consumer price growth remains high

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      UK economic growth
      The UK economy has a London problem — but it’s not what you think

      A slowdown in the capital’s productivity is an issue for the country as a whole

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      UK interest rates
      Bailey signals no pressing need for more rate rises

      Bank of England governor says ‘economy is evolving much as we expected’ in pushback against markets

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK inflation to return to 2% by autumn, Citi forecasts

      Rapid falls in gas prices give government hope of solving some of its biggest economic challenges

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UK government spending
      Sunak weighs 5% public-sector pay offer to end waves of strikes

      Treasury receives unexpected £30bn boost to public finances and foresees ‘low risk’ of settlement setting benchmark

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      ExplainerUK public finances
      Why are UK public finances in much better shape than expected?

      Jeremy Hunt has a £30bn windfall after higher tax revenues and lower subsidies for household energy bills

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UK public finances
      UK public sector posts unexpected budget surplus in January

      Improvements in finances come largely from stronger than expected tax receipts

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      ExplainerPound Sterling
      How would a digital pound operate and what would it mean for cash?

      The Bank of England is starting preparatory work on a possible alternative to physical banknotes

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      UK inflation
      Public sector pay should take falling inflation ‘into account’, says BoE

      Governor Andrew Bailey warns MPs about the impact of higher wage settlements

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Digital currencies
      UK to design ‘digital pound’ that could fend off future private tech rival

      Central bank virtual currency under BoE and Treasury could supplant cash by end of decade

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Liz Truss
      Truss draws fire after blaming ‘economic establishment’ for her downfall

      Tory minister joins market experts in dismissing former PM’s claims

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