Economic governance
Britain at a crossroads: Finance, industry and the global adjustment
The great risk for the U.K. now is that it becomes even more reliant on speculative capital.
Christine Lagarde discussed leaving ECB early to run Davos forum, founder says
Trump’s trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it
Trump’s deregulation agenda threatens global financial stability
Macron’s new ‘second brain’ is an economic whizz and … Taylor Swift fan
ECB resistance wavers as pressure mounts to seize Russian assets
Hungary wins EU approval for its four-year fiscal plan
Country is expected to leave the European Commission’s over-spending surveillance regime in 2026.
EU to Germany: Your lack of investment isn’t our fault
European economy chief says Berlin’s debt rules constrain spending more than the EU’s own restrictions.
Labour asked City for views on splitting UK’s financial watchdog
Spencer Livermore took the industry’s temperature on dividing the Financial Conduct Authority.
UK chancellor heads to Brussels, distracting EU from Trump’s ‘crazy world’
Five years after Brexit, Rachel Reeves will find Europe ready to talk ― as it looks for respite from some of its own troubles.
Starmer’s promise to Brits: You will have more money in your pockets
Economic growth “must be felt by everyone, everywhere,” the prime minister said on Thursday.
France (and the eurozone) face make-or-break moment on budget black hole
The fate of Barnier’s budget will show how seriously Paris takes European rules on public spending.
The eurozone economy is not dead (yet)
The Paris Olympics, sustained “revenge spending” on tourism and surprising strength in German domestic demand help offset a slump in manufacturing.
Barnier and Macron on collision course over fixing France’s finances
French president appears to fundamentally disagree with the course of budget discipline advocated by his country’s prime minister.
France pledges to spare middle class after unveiling draconian budget cuts
The budget, unveiled on Thursday, aims to bring the deficit down to 5 percent of gross domestic product next year.
France plans eye-watering €40B in budget cuts for 2025
Prime Minister Michel Barnier said it would take until 2029 to get the country’s deficit in line with EU rules.
France will need until 2029 to comply with EU spending rules, Barnier says
Addressing France’s “colossal” debt was the first major point the new PM hit in his speech.
5 things to watch for in French PM Barnier’s first parliamentary address
What he says will affect everyone from French pensioners to European commissioners.
France’s new government reportedly mulls higher taxes on big companies
Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government is working on an exceptional, temporary tax on the profits of big corporations, as well as a new tax on share-buybacks, Le Monde reported.
What the new French government means for Brussels
With both president and prime minister vying for control in the policy domain, the political picture could look somewhat different.
‘He’s a very, very handsome man’: Meet the ex-pop star turning heads in the UK Treasury
Former Clean Bandit member Neil Amin-Smith is one of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ most trusted advisers.
Pressure mounts on France’s Barnier not to raise taxes despite budget disaster
Macron’s camp threatens to drop support to new French prime minister if he raises taxes.
Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
Michel Barnier’s new secret EU mission
Can the former chief Brexit negotiator, now France’s prime minister, grease the wheels on budget talks with Brussels?
UK chancellor will double down despite growing opposition