Chris Giles

FT COLUMNIST

GDP and other measures of paid activity in the economy are extremely valuable as a gauge of how money flows and the resources available for households and government to consume and to invest.
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Central banks in Europe should follow those of Sweden and Switzerland and begin a programme of rate cuts.

The US and Europe should decouple on monetary policy 

Central banks are poised to lower interest rates in 2024, but are reluctant to move quickly for fear of financial market excess – and a remaining risk of lingering inflation.

Buckle up – the inflation battle is entering a new phase

From left: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde, and Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank's annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Aug 25, 2023.
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With a twin budget and current account deficit, the UK needs the global economic orthodoxy to keep lending it money.
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