Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis...
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Read MoreSale ends state ownership of the banking group, then known as Royal Bank of Scotland, after 2008 rescue The UK has sold its final shares in NatWest Group, ending 17 years of state ownership since the £45bn taxpayer bailout that...
Read MoreNobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz among 50 signatories of statement that points to risks to Labour’s wider aimsFifty economists and policy experts have issued a warning to Rachel Reeves that encouraging the City to expand could...
Read MoreState’s one-third share in the bank, now worth about £6.7bn, is left over from the 84% holding taken during the 2008 financial crisisThe UK government will look to raise as much as £3bn-£4bn from selling a chunk of its shares in...
Read MoreBritish government still owns 38.6% of the high street bank it bailed out in the 2008-9 financial crisisBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government will explore options for selling off its remaining 38.6% stake in the...
Read MoreRecent banking turmoil fuels decision to delay offloading portions of its remaining 41% stakeA plan to whittle down the government’s stake in NatWest has been extended by another two years, after weeks of banking turmoil...
Read MoreAnalysis shows former PM was responsible for half of the Treasury’s £60bn fiscal hole as chancellor prepares to announce cuts in Thursday’s budget Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget cost the country a...
Read More£1bn scheme is latest to scramble to raise cash after chancellor’s tax-cutting mini-budget sparks turmoil• Doom loops and margin calls: 10 terms that explain the market meltdownThe pension scheme trustees at the...
Read MoreYour one-stop shop for all the jargon you’ve been reading since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budgetKwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has gone down badly in the financial markets. Mortgage rates have risen and the Bank of...
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