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    Valentina Romei is an Economics reporter at the Financial Times. She is the lead reporter on UK data and writes news and analysis pieces on the European and global economies. Before her current role, she worked on the FT editorial statistics desk and in academia.
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    • Thursday, 21 December, 2023
      UK public finances
      UK public borrowing higher than expected in November

      Figure of £14.3bn underscores limited scope for tax cuts in run-up to general election

      HM Treasury sign
    • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
      UK house prices
      UK house prices fall at fastest pace in more than a decade

      ONS data shows biggest drop in London and points to impact of high interest rates on property market

      Houses pictured in south London
    • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
      Global inflation
      Global inflation tracker: see how your country compares on rising prices

      Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane

    • Monday, 18 December, 2023
      German economy
      Fall in German business sentiment points to a contracting economy

      Morale particularly low in construction sector, with residential permits falling more than 25% year on year

      Two women walk side by side through a housing estate, one pushes a toddler in a pushchair. There is snow on the ground
    • Monday, 18 December, 2023
      News in-depthUK economy
      UK hunts for elusive growth after lost year for the economy

      Worst inflationary surge in a generation takes its toll with output not rising above January levels

    • Monday, 18 December, 2023
      Global Economy
      Bankruptcies soar as high rates and end of Covid aid hit businesses hard

      ‘Zombie’ companies lose lifeline as increased borrowing costs compound withdrawal of pandemic-era support

      A ‘store closing’ sign in the window of a fashion store in Berlin, Germany
    • Sunday, 17 December, 2023
      Global inflation
      When will the Bank of Japan end negative interest rates?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

      Kazuo Ueda
    • Friday, 15 December, 2023
      UK house prices
      UK house prices likely to fall further in 2024, say mortgage lenders

      Stubbornly high borrowing costs continue to stall property market, analysts warn

      A woman passes a real estate agent office
    • Friday, 15 December, 2023
      UK economy
      UK business activity rises faster than expected in December

      PMI survey suggests the economy may avoid contraction in the final quarter

      Shoppers in London
    • Friday, 15 December, 2023
      UK economy
      UK consumer confidence rises to 3-month high

      Sentiment is significantly more positive than a year ago and an ‘encouraging sign’ for the year to come

      Shoppers near a statue and Christmas tree on Bond Street, in London, England on December 4 2023
    • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
      News in-depthUK inflation
      Stubborn inflation prompts Bank of England to diverge from the Fed

      Andrew Bailey went to lengths on Thursday to downplay any tentative signs of good news in the UK economy

      The Bank of England
    • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
      UK house prices
      Outlook improves for UK housing market, property survey finds

      Sales expectations rose in November on the back of easing mortgage rates, Rics data shows

    • Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
      UK GDP
      UK economy shrinks unexpectedly in October

      GDP weaker than forecast as output declines in all three main sectors

      Commuters at Leeds railway station earlier this month
    • Tuesday, 12 December, 2023
      UK property
      UK mortgage arrears hit six-year high, data shows

      More homeowners struggle to meet payments in third quarter as interest rates remain elevated

      A pedestrian walks past an estate agent’s window in south London
    • Monday, 11 December, 2023
      UK labour productivity
      UK productivity growth driven by minority of high-performing companies

      Ten per cent of businesses responsible for 63% of annual increase in labour productivity, ONS data shows

      Workers in a frozen food factory
    • Monday, 11 December, 2023
      News in-depthBank of England
      Bank of England lags behind peers in battle to curb inflation, investors warn

      Markets see cost of borrowing staying at 5.25% until mid-2024 ahead of final MPC vote of 2023

      A montage of the Bank of England and lines from a chart
    • Friday, 8 December, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK public’s inflation expectations fall to two-year low

      Bank of England survey supports view that central bank will not need to raise interest rates at its meeting next week

      Shoppers in a supermarket
    • Thursday, 7 December, 2023
      UK house prices
      UK house prices extend recovery for second month, Halifax data shows

      Increase is further evidence of resilient property market despite stuttering broader economy

      A collection of ‘for sale’ signs on a residential street
    • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
      Construction sector
      UK construction activity contracts for third month in a row

      Housebuilding slowdown and high interest rates drive trend lower, according to new figures

      A construction worker fixes tiles to the roof of a new house
    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
      Global inflation
      Inflation across OECD countries drops to lowest rate in two years

      Data shows headline price growth declined in 28 out of 38 member countries between September and October

    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
      UK retail sales
      Cautious UK shoppers cut purchases in run-up to Christmas

      British Retail Consortium says sales growth was below inflation in November, ahead of busiest spending period

      Shoppers admire a window display in London’s Bond Street
    • Monday, 4 December, 2023
      UK inflation
      UK inflation highest for mortgaged households

      Data from Office for National Statistics lays bare uneven impact of cost of living crisis

      Residential homes in Denmark Hill, London, England
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      Inflation keeps surprising on the downside

      The heat is off

    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      UK house prices
      UK house prices beat forecasts to rise again in November

      Nationwide reports third consecutive monthly increase as hopes grow of stabilisation in property market

      Properties in Guildford, Surrey
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Mortgages
      UK mortgage approvals beat forecasts to hit 3-month high

      Bank of England data points to stabilisation in property market after long period of low house sales

      A man passes an estate agents window
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