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Claire Jones

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Claire Jones joined Trade Secrets in January 2021 and FT Alphaville in August 2019 to cover the global economy and trade. She is based in Frankfurt and writes about topics that lie at the intersection of economics, politics and markets.

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  • Friday, 14 May, 2021
    FT Alphaville
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  • Wednesday, 12 May, 2021
    US Inflation
    US inflation comes in far higher than expectations

    Overshoot set to up the pressure on the Fed.

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    FT AlphavilleEurozone inflation
    No, ‘hyperinflation’ is not here

    The scaremongering in Germany has begun.

  • Friday, 7 May, 2021
    World
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    US inflation; expensive used cars; expensive chips; and much more.

  • Friday, 7 May, 2021
    Eurozone inflation
    Europe’s largest private employer VW faces no pressure to raise wages

    German automaker’s view reinforces ECB policymakers’ forecasts that sustained inflation is unlikely

  • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
    FT Alphaville
    The US is inching towards an official term replacement for Libor

    Here’s why that matters.

  • Wednesday, 5 May, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Digital pretenders to the dollar’s throne Premium

    Are claims e-money could topple the greenback and dominate world trade accurate?

  • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
    US Inflation
    Inflation: temporary scarcity

    A quick round up of this week’s latest price-related news.

  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
    Emerging markets
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    She-cessions; Basquiat estate takes on NFTs; Elon takes on everyone in government; and much more

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    Deutsche Bank economists think it’ll take a while for our grand experiment with the home office to pay off.

  • Friday, 23 April, 2021
    World
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  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
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    European Super League: raising heckles and valuations

    Removing relegation risk makes sense for investors, not fans.

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    Watch this slam dunk example of great management

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  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    FT AlphavilleRetail & Consumer industry
    Church’s price hike: cobblers or canny?

    If we’re going to see demand-driven inflation anywhere, then the luxury segment is an obvious place to look.

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
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  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    Andy Haldane
    The Andy Haldane hits: rainforests, frisbees and finance

    Highlights from the departing chief economist of the Bank of England’s speeches over the years.

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    News in-depthSpecial Report2 min
    How Covid has strained the world's ports

    Shipping routes have seen logjams and freight costs have soared

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    FT AlphavilleCoronavirus economic impact
    The pandemic has been a bane for bankruptcies

    Beware, zombies!

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Does Suez Canal blockage spell time for the ever-larger vessel? Premium

    Ever Given is finally unstuck but incident is likely to have repercussions for megaships

  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
    FT Alphaville
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    Dubious Amazon claims; dubious Tesla claims; Deliveroo; and much more.

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    FT Alphaville
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    Suez Canal, retail traders, K-Pop, and much more

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Supply chains
    Pandemic reveals weak links in global supply chain

    Vaccine nationalism, Brexit and US-China tensions reflect a political environment more hostile to global trade

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    FT Alphaville
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    MMT; Tesla; GameStop; and much more

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    News in-depthCoronavirus economic impact
    Pandemic data cast fog over economic picture around world

    Statistics give inconsistent and potentially misleading signals at pivotal point in crisis

  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy
    IG Metall pay talks tell us inflation won’t spiral

    Even German manufacturers can’t bag a decent pay rise.

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