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The Guardian Economy Full text
Poundland owner extracted millions when chain was on ‘knife-edge’, MPs say
Retailer’s management to seek two-week extension of legal protection from creditors in high court
BBC News Economy
Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy
The US president said he spoke with Jensen Huang on Monday and asked him about the affair with the alleged spy.
Euronews Economy
Lecornu announces €24 monthly rise in minimum wage and tax breaks for firms
The French Prime Minister has announced an early increase in the minimum wage from 1 December. The government also plans tax measures for businesses and wants to launch a new round of sectoral pay negotiations.
NBER Economy Full text
Risk and Return in Government Bonds -- by Matteo Leombroni, Carolin Pflueger, Adi Sunderam
Does the compensation investors require for holding government bonds vary with their risk? We measure expected excess returns using market yields and professional forecasts of future yields, showing that they are…
PBS News Economy Full text
U.S. jobless claims fell to 194,000 last week, lowest since July
So far this year, claims have remained at historically low levels, never topping 230,000 in a single week.
Federal Reserve Board Economy Full text
FEDS Note: New Forms of Money and the U.S. Monetary Aggregates
Kristen Payne and Mary-Frances Styczynski The money supply is defined as a group of safe assets with stable values that households and businesses can use to make payments or to hold as short-term investments. In the…
CNBC Economy Full text
Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billion
Bessent said his department is going "make a market" in the longer-dated securities where yields have been surging lately.
The Guardian Economy
Burnham raised safety concerns about Manchester ‘monster’ warehouse, inquiry hears
PM wrote to transport commissioner to oppose ‘megashed’ in Astley shortly before he entered No 10 Andy Burnham raised safety concerns about dozens of lorries leaving a “monster” warehouse near a primary school because…
BBC News Economy
The superpower battle over energy – and what it means for your bills
A tug-of-war between China and the US could have a big impact on energy costs, but who will win?
Euronews Economy
Nvidia stock slides as company probes claims CEO was foreign intelligence target
Nvidia's share price pre-market was in the red as investors follow updates on claims that one of its executives may have been a foreign intelligence target.
NBER Economy Full text
Governance Regimes, Economic Mobility, and the Composition of Public Investment: Evidence from the Democratization of Villages in India -- by Andrew D. Foster, Mark R. Rosenzweig
We develop a quantifiable general-equilibrium model of village governance, motivated by India’s democratization, to study how political institutions shape public goods provision and economic development. The model…
PBS News Economy Full text
Gimmick or giveback? Even some Trump supporters don't expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms
The offering of government checks has become a go-to tactic for President Donald Trump when he faces a political jam.
Federal Reserve Board Economy Full text
FEDS Note: Which states are most exposed to tariff increases? A new measure based on the consumption channel
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
CNBC Economy Full text
U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade
The Guardian Economy
KKR and RWE are rich firms. Why do they need a UK state loan for their windfarms? | Nils Pratley
National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable “This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in…
BBC News Economy Full text
Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond
Jensen Huang is being investigated by his own company over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.
Euronews Economy
Spain's 'Austrian backpack' pension plan back at centre of 29N pensions debate
With pensioners worried about cuts and young people unsure they will ever get a pension, company-funded individual schemes have long hovered over Spanish politics. Ahead of the 29N elections, we examine the situation.
NBER Economy Full text
Coase Meets Negishi: Property Rights, Welfare Weights, and Distributional Consequences in Climate Economics -- by Simon F. Lang, Matthew D. Gordon, Matthew J. Kotchen
We develop a property-rights based approach for defining welfare weights in economic models of climate change. Whether there is a "right to pollute" or a "right to no pollution" is increasingly contested in…
PBS News Economy Full text
Consumer concerns grow as retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools
Terms like “dynamic pricing” and “surveillance pricing” are stirring up anger and anxiety on social media.
Federal Reserve Board Economy Full text
FEDS Note: Why Gold Didn't Actually Overtake Treasury Securities as the World's "Favorite" Reserve Asset
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
CNBC Economy Full text
Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less
As he has done in the past, Trump accused Fed officials of having political motives.
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