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Resolution Foundation finds renters, single parents and those with young children to be most vulnerable
Britain faces the most complex policy challenges of any rich country
Modest interest rate rises by the Bank of England would simply reflect the severity of the economic slowdown
Mood gloomier than at height of pandemic or in 2008 financial crisis as inflation hits household pockets
Number of full-time employees at all-time high but hiring is slowing and unemployment edging up
April figures show GDP falling 0.3%, missing forecasts of a rise of 0.1%
MPC meeting to consider 0.5% rise in wake of Johnson’s cost of living support measures
Rather than class or income, it’s how people feel when facing a harsh economic climate that governs their choice in elections
FT analysis shows negligible impact on a slump that began after 2016 Brexit referendum
PM tries to move on from the partygate scandal by laying the ground for tax cuts
Sharp slowdown attributed to effects of high inflation and rising taxes
The UK has the most persistent post-pandemic drop in employment of any G7 country
Jump in input prices index to new record suggests inflation has further to rise, analysts say
Higher tax receipts boost government finances
April boost for supermarket alcohol sales suggests more people are staying in rather than going out
Index drops to minus 40, reflecting soaring inflation and raising the risk of recession
Booming jobs market fuels price rises as central bank governor comes under fire
Output declines 0.1% in March while quarterly expansion falls below expectations at 0.8%
Bank of England will have to raise rates higher than it has forecast and even more than markets have priced in
Three ex-members of Monetary Policy Committee tell MPs curbing inflation without economy contracting will be difficult
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Gloomy economic forecast by central bank produces ‘a tipping point’ in investor sentiment
This has been a time of remarkable and unforeseeable shocks. More is to come
Cost of borrowing increases quarter-point to 1%, the highest level since 2009, and sterling hits 2-year low
Sterling drops on grim economic data, German recession fears, Macron and Le Pen in final appeal to voters
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