Biden unleashes a fiscal bazooka, but Britain has no such weapon
Unlike the US, the UK is too reliant on the confidence of foreign investors to grow its way out of trouble
Economy
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Up to two million Hongkongers could move to UK under new visa
As the city’s political crisis deepens, residents could take up Britain’s offer of a visa safety net, and spark an investment boom
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Slash stamp duty and council tax to level up Britain, Sunak told
If the stamp duty holiday is not extended, as many as 100,000 transactions could be at risk, the Chancellor has been warned
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Inflation is not as dead as we all thought – it was merely resting
A huge build-up of household deposits and the overhang of pent-up demand are poised to cause an upsurge of inflation
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Biden’s mega-stimulus widens the staggering gap in fiscal support between US and eurozone
Europe risks repeating its mistakes from the last crisis
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Back to the shop floor: the unemployed office workers falling off the career ladder
Covid has upended the job prospects of millions as people are forced to take low paid positions to make ends meet
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PM must tackle home truths for a strong recovery
History shows the best way to bounce back and spread wealth throughout the economy is by building more housing
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Global markets trapped in ‘rational bubble’ as UK stocks start year with bang
Ballooning valuations risk bursting if economic output cannot catch up with investor optimism, according to Allianz adviser
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How companies have coped with Covid
Emergency measures to stay afloat through lockdowns have turned into sensible, long-term business propositions
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Double dip fears rise as economy shrinks again
GDP shrank sharply in November, though the drop was much smaller than economists expected as businesses adapt to life under Covid rules
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Revving up the economy is more important than a 'double dip'
November's 2.6pc contraction was less severe than expected, but GDP remains at 2013 levels - 8.5pc lower than the pre-pandemic peak
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Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine will help save the economy
Rolling out this quicker treatment will aid escape from lockdown and potentially prevent an even nastier variant of Covid appearing
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Tory MPs say stamp duty should be scrapped for further 12 months
Northern Research Group representing "red wall" seats in the North say tax on properties worth less than £500,000 should be scrapped
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UK population 'in biggest fall since Second World War'
"Unprecedented exodus" of workers not reflected in official figures, economists warn
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The one big flaw in the Government's plan to control coronavirus
Our rollercoaster ride of on-off lockdowns shows no scenario modelling can fully account for human behaviour
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US eyes early rate rise as inflation threatens to bite
Indications that increases will begin after inflation has been at 2pc for a year amounts to regime change in monetary policy
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Business closures back to lockdown 1 levels
The share of companies actively trading is down to levels not seen since June 2020
