Tag: Budgets and Budgeting

Liz Truss’s New Economic Agenda Looks a Lot Like the Labour’s

After a blowback over her budget-busting tax cuts, Britain’s prime minister has junked her free-market plans and adopted several measures favored by Labour.

Retailers’ Holiday Wish: That Cash-Strapped Shoppers Will Spend

Retailers have navigated pandemic closures and supply chain snarls in recent years. But dealing with the fallout from inflation could be an even tougher test.

Strikes Spread in France, Piling Pressure on Macron

Students and transit workers joined a walkout started at oil refineries. It’s a growing problem for President Emmanuel Macron, whose government was already embattled in Parliament.

Under Fire, Liz Truss Retreats on Economic Strategy

Fighting for her political survival, Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her top ally and reversed course on tax-cutting plans, trying to shore up financial markets and her poll ratings.

U.K. Markets Slump Despite Kwasi Kwarteng’s Ouster

Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor of the Exchequer, was fired on Friday by Prime Minister Liz Truss in a bid to end weeks of market turmoil.