16 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: I've just met the world's top financiers and they're terrified. A catastrophic crash that will destroy savings, prosperity and living standard is coming. Britain's in deep, deep trouble

Every October, some 10,000 finance ministers and bankers from 190 nations around the planet assemble in Washington for the annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund

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43 h. ago Wealthy pay a heavy price: Reeves's failure to cut the benefits bill is costing Britain dear, says ALEX BRUMMER

Rachel Reeves may only be attending her second annual meeting of the top IMF and G7 finance ministers. But the Chancellor already is a veteran.

Economics

3 d. ago The next global economic earthquake is set to strike and Britain is completely unprepared. I fear for all of us

Reeves' pledges to 'fix the foundations' of the British economy have subsided. The Chancellor's refrain that she would never take the risks the Conservatives took has proved hollow.

Economics

4 d. ago The true cost of Labour: Britain faces highest inflation in G7 but lags behind on growth, warns IMF... while unemployment hits a four

In a setback for Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget next month, the global watchdog forecast UK inflation of 3.4 per cent this year and 2.5 per cent in 2026.

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4 d. ago The veneer of respectability given to Hamas is an open wound: ALEX BRUMMER

The tears of relief flowed freely among members of my family, scattered as they are across the globe as the 20 Israeli hostages who are still alive were freed yesterday from the hands of evil.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump's rare earth row with China casts a dark shadow over the global economy, says ALEX BRUMMER

Washington and Beijing are at daggers, despite Trump's claims of a good relationship with supreme Chinese leader Xi Jinping (pictured together).

Politics

8 d. ago Watch out for black swans: The trigger for financial crashes rarely is predicted by watchdogs, says ALEX BRUMMER

These are tense days for capital markets with warnings from the Bank of England and International Monetary Fund over inflated AI valuations.

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8 d. ago The council tax house price lottery: How some homes worth MILLIONS pay just 0.03% of their value

The system, based on house prices from 1991, has long been criticised because residents of some wealthy areas pay far less proportionally than those in more deprived ones.

Economics

9 d. ago Lenders betray public trust: Car finance scandal victims deserve their compensation, says ALEX BRUMMER

The gravitational pull of Generation Y towards fintech sites such as Revolut, Wise and Monzo, is often attributed to their tech-savvy skills.

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1 week ago ALEX BRUMMER: The signs of a global financial crash are everywhere. Gold's hit record prices... we'd be wise to prepare for catastrophe

About a quarter of a century ago, when I was researching a profile of the Bank of England, I was invited to tour its vast vaults.

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1 week ago Trump budget director pushing Social Security overhaul to cut disability benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans: report

Critics fear proposed changes from White House budget chief Russell Vought mark biggest-ever cuts to disability insurance

Politics

1 week ago 'Same old Tories' unveil plan to cut benefits for 'low level' mental health conditions

The Conservatives were accused of coming back with reheated policies to cut benefits, foreign aid and civil service numbers - and failing to apologise for their dire record

Politics

2 w. ago American woman living in UK reveals 'frustrating' difference in Britain that has cost her £1,000

Kristen Howell-Brear moved to Brighton to do her masters degree in archaeology and ended up staying, after five years in the country she classes herself as an 'honorary Brit'.

Economics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer says Angela Rayner WILL make a comeback ... just weeks after she was forced to quit over underpaid tax on her holiday home

The Prime Minister said Ms Rayner had paid a 'heavy price' by resigning for failing to pay the correct stamp duty on an £800,000 seaside flat 250 miles from her constituency.

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves appears utterly incapable of understanding that higher taxes crush aspiration, enterprise, growth and prosperity: ALEX BRUMMER

Well, one thing is for sure. Spending money lavishly then clawing it back from the taxpayer is still the Labour way.

Politics

2 w. ago Calls for wealth tax to fund public services supported at Labour conference

Labour delegates passed the public spending motion, which called for the wealthy to ‘pay their fair share’.

Economics

3 w. ago In fifty years as a City writer, I've never felt so worried a terrible financial crash is coming. The warning signs are EVERYWHERE, writes ALEX BRUMMER

We are very possibly heading for a historic crash, one that could presage all manner of impoverishment, ruined careers, decimated retirement prospects, social unrest - and worse.

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3 w. ago Labour ministers move in over £2bn Jaguar Land Rover supplier struggles after massive cyber

The attack, which is estimated to have cost the business almost £2billion in lost revenue, came as Britain's biggest carmaker was still finalising insurance cover.

Politics

3 w. ago Is Britain on the verge of stagflation? What the OECD warning over high inflation and low growth means

OECD forecasts underlined Britain's deepening cost of living crisis - with the highest inflation in the G7 - and sluggish economic growth.

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