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What may be the right level of fiscal stimulus for one country is not true for them all
Britain staves off threat of surging unemployment but some analysts warn against too much optimism
Chancellor’s £65bn 2-year boost to tackle effects of pandemic to be followed by biggest tax rises in decades
Rishi Sunak signals a shift from the fiscal orthodoxy that has reigned since the Thatcher era
Extra £18.5bn deposited in bank accounts in January as lockdown limits spending opportunities
Chancellor Rishi Sunak expected to rebuff last-ditch pleas from senior civil servants to pick a city
Monetary policy committee members at odds over opting for negative interest rates or more QE for UK
As a nation loses its ability to innovate, it starts to stagnate
Gloomy outlook for early 2021 after pandemic savages economy but hopes raised for spring recovery
Monetary Policy Committee leaves door open for negative interest rates if upswing disappoints
Central bank seen as unlikely to add to QE programme or embark on negative interest rates
Contraction less severe than expected as manufacturing and construction grow
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Economists warn downturn likely to last longer because of tighter restrictions to contain new virus strain
MPC cites Covid crisis and Brexit for UK’s ‘unusually uncertain’ outlook
Output in October grew by just 0.4%, the lowest rate since May
Boris Johnson is avoiding difficult decisions and inconvenient truths
OBR fiscal watchdog flags tough choices facing Sunak on stabilising public finances
Rishi Sunak has to start preparing the country for fiscal adjustment
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Forecasts set to reveal ‘scary’ outlook for coronavirus-hit economy in chancellor’s spending review next week
Slowing growth and new virus restrictions overshadow record economic expansion in third quarter
Monetary Policy Committee forecasts double-dip recession for UK due to resurgent coronavirus
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