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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
But BoE governor also raises prospect of recession if central bank raises interest rates too far
It will take political pain to get the economy moving again
PM’s claims that Britain has strongest rebound in group undermined by fund’s latest economic forecast
Analysts warn of anaemic economic growth, even contraction, alongside soaring inflation
Storms and supply chain disruption undermine robust tourism sector
Pessimistic outlook contrasts with new orders rising in March, with proportion of company leaders reporting growth reaching highest level since August 2021
But Rishi Sunak’s fiscal illusions are not the right response to a series of external shocks
Cost of living crisis began to bite even before the effects of Russian invasion of Ukraine were felt
Andrew Bailey says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will exacerbate UK cost of living crisis
Economic confidence drops to a 17-month low in March as prices surge and households tighten their belts
Truce so far holding between a prime minister ready to spend and a chancellor looking to cut taxes
The chancellor must not ignore opportunities for lasting reform
Chancellor tells cabinet colleagues an immediate embargo would tip Europe into recession
The prime minister’s plan to address the UK’s underlying weaknesses is threatened by 15 years of costly distractions
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