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UK set for strongest economic growth since WWII, forecasts Bank of England
Interest rates to be kept at record low of 0.1% with GDP growth now forecast to rise at 7.25% in 2021Britain is on track for the strongest growth since the second world war this year as it stages a faster than expected recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Bank of England…
Jersey hits back at ‘disproportionate’ French threat to cut electricity
Paris threatens to take retaliatory measures in row over post-Brexit licences for French fishing boatsJersey has accused France of making “disproportionate” threats after Paris warned it could cut off electricity to the island in a row over post-Brexit fishing rights.The maritime ministe…
The Guardian view on Biden’s 100 days: going big, but not big enough | Editorial
The US president is right to spend, but shrinking the federal deficit is not the priorityJoe Biden’s first 100 days in office signalled that the future does not have to be a rerun of the past. The US president’s speech to Congress this week made it clear that Trumpism was a warning from…
Biden marks 100 days in office by unveiling ‘blue-collar blueprint’ package – live
Biden lays out vision for sweeping change in speech to CongressBiden’s speech to Congress: five key takeawaysPresident to travel to Georgia today and meet with Jimmy CarterSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.42pm BST New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said the…
An overhaul of the global tax system can wait no longer
The Covid-ravaged global economy is at a crossroads: we can commit to greater tax cooperation or risk a tax-driven trade warBiden’s plans ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to end global tax abuseFor almost a century, international tax was a byzantine and foreboding world into which few but the…