Ed Conway
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How Silicon Valley Bank chaos has had a bearing on us all
If inflation does stay a lot higher than the central banks expect, then we could be in for a more turbulent time. And how worried should we be about that? The next few months will tell, but for the time being there's good and bad news. → Read More
Windsor Framework's value to economy unlikely to be notable but may lift Brexit malaise
Sky's economics & data editor Ed Conway writes that while the Northern Ireland Protocol's replacement could lift sentiment, the impact - on paper at least - is likely to be small. → Read More
Stronger public finances weaken government's stance on pay, IFS says ahead of budget
The IFS says a clouded outlook for the economy is the only major reason the Treasury could justifiably use to maintain its position on public sector pay rises. → Read More
Financial chiefs attending Starmer speech is significant
The head of the CBI, leading chief executives and other prominent economists (including, via video-link, former Bank of England governor Mark Carney) all turned up - they did so because in much the same way as their predecessors did in 2009, they can see which way the wind is blowing. → Read More
There's good news for the UK economy
It is not a crazy idea that the UK could avoid a recession but public finance data may weaken the government's hand in the ongoing pay negotiations with unions. → Read More
Kemi Badenoch criticises 'fake conversation' of Brexit damage as UK-Italy trade partnership signed
The minister was effectively promoted by adding business to her international trade brief. She sat down with Sky's Ed Conway in Rome for her first broadcast interview since that announcement. → Read More
It's clear the Bank of England thinks we are at
Alongside its interest rate decision today - another half percentage point increase which takes the cost of borrowing to 4% - the Bank of England introduced some subtle shifts in its language. → Read More
Bank of England hikes interest rates by 0.5 percentage points in tenth consecutive rise
Rate rise may be the last for a while as the Bank upgraded its economic forecast → Read More
Why does the UK fare so poorly in the latest IMF forecast?
Britain is an outlier - the only major country to see its economy contract this year, the only nation with a recessionary forecast. The fact that even Russia, which is facing the full might of Western sanctions, is slated to do better this year and next is doubly humiliating. → Read More
UK economy to fare worse than any other country in developed world this year, IMF forecasts
The International Monetary Fund says the country's growth is being held back by more miserly government spending and the effects of high energy prices - and that the economy will even lag behind Russia's in 2023. → Read More
Climate crisis 'sliding down agenda', warns global energy watchdog
The mood in Davos seemed to lack the urgency needed to keep global warming to 1.5C, says Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, which has said if the world is to reach net zero it must refrain from any new oil and gas exploration projects. → Read More
Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs
Andrew Forrest, founder of Australian iron ore giant Fortescue, is to build a new plant in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, to make batteries for heavy goods vehicles. He says the batteries his company makes are going to be in "motorbikes, cars, trucks... even trains". → Read More
Germany should 'follow UK's example' and send us tanks, Ukrainian deputy PM tells
Ukraine's deputy prime minister said that while she welcomed the UK's recent decision to send tanks to the country, she was hoping for more help from other nations, including Germany. → Read More
Recession remains a threat ahead but there is cause for some optimism
Sky's economics and data editor says times will remain tough in 2023 - but the slowdown in the economy is not looking as bad as many predicted. → Read More
The NHS has always had problems compared to the rest of the developed world
Analysis shows the UK's level of underinvestment in healthcare is a significant outlier compared with the rest of the developed world. But as with much about the healthcare system, the story isn't quite as simple as that. → Read More
Bank of England's interest rate rise still a concern but there are glimmers of hope for future
Sky's Ed Conway explains that by raising interest rate, the Bank has hinted that the British economy is "doing a little better," and inflation has finally reached its peak. → Read More
Government is gambling on cost of living crisis easing as it holds firm on public sector pay
Sky's Ed Conway says there are sound economic reasons why the Treasury fears agreeing pay awards in line with inflation but it is risking a backlash from voters next year and beyond. → Read More
No driver, no conductor, no timetable, no plan
It is hard, when one ponders the mess that constitutes Britain’s railway system, to know where to start. Does one begin with the impending strikes, set to ruin → Read More
The small pipeline playing an oversized role in the energy crisis
Gas prices are already eye-wateringly high, especially when you consider that the Government is effectively subsidising them. It's not implausible that they get even higher. → Read More
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey lays bare the behind-the-scenes dysfunction of Liz Truss government
The governor of the Bank of England said he had no idea the top rate of tax was to be abolished and that Treasury officials were unaware of what was going to be in the mini-budget. → Read More