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Like Paul McCartney, The weak pound is headlining again – and it will hit us all in the pocket says RUTH SUNDERLAND Pound’s problems: Political and economic woes and investor flight to dollar  UK is a very open economy and highly susceptible to a tanking currency  Fed hiking rates faster than Bank may cause sterling … Read more

Buoyant housing market and moderate consumer spending show that, for all the political spin, the UK economy is not subsiding yet, says ALEX BRUMMER Consumers for the moment refuse to be blown off track Boris Johnson’s drubbing in Tiverton and Wakefield left trading unaffected  Many citizens (and businesses) still cushioned by credit balances  By Alex … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: How high will interest rates have to go to beat inflation, and will that level lead to recession? By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 18 June 2022 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 18 June 2022 Where’s the peak for interest rates? And what will that do to the economy? Now … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor has what the Americans call a ‘bully pulpit’ – after Bank’s poor calls of the last year he is showing intent to make use of it By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 June 2022 | Updated: 08:55 BST, 18 June 2022 A key ritual in the quarter-of-a-century … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: If you are struggling with essential bills, use that helping hand By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 23:39 BST, 31 May 2022 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 1 June 2022 At last! Help is on its way for millions of households who are struggling to cope with soaring energy bills. Even consumer … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Rishi may have cracked the challenge of helping pay energy bills, but the bigger question is how to avoid recession By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 28 May 2022 | Updated: 16:10 BST, 29 May 2022 Rishi Sunak may have cracked it. The individual challenge that families face is … Read more

There is something strangely fascinating about true crime drama, and if there’s one thing that has captured the cultural zeitgeist it is true life tales of elaborate scams. Two of Netflix’s top-rated shows over the past few months were Inventing Anna and the Tinder Swindler, both of which follow the oddly gripping stories of real-life … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Government should be applauded for plans on ensuring nationwide access to cash, but let’s not get too carried away By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 21 May 2022 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 22 May 2022 How ironic that on the day the Government outlined its legislative plans to … Read more

Queen’s Speech is ray of sunshine in battle to beat fraud with plan to force banks to reimburse scam victims, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 14 May 2022 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 14 May 2022 Sometimes I just want to stomp my feet and shout … Read more

Amid subsiding economic confidence, unscheduled earnings upgrades are a rare thing and most likely to come from the energy sector. Centrica is a revived enterprise under the leadership of Chris O’Shea, and benefiting from a flight to quality. As competitors who failed to ring-fence customer payments have fallen over the precipice, the past outflow of … Read more