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The long read: It’s not just fleeing conflict that makes victims out of refugees – it’s also denying them the means to become autonomous and productive
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Tory tensions as some MPs say they face battle against ‘bonkers’ Eurosceptics actively promoting WTO terms
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The Ronald, the Donald – and a hamstrung Hammond
Phillip InmanThough he talked tax cuts, Ronald Reagan in fact turned on the public spending taps, to great effect at home and harm abroad. But 2017 is hardly 1981
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The policy is a deadly obsession that has long passed its sell-by date
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All the day’s economic and financial news, as shares in London climb higher and finance ministers meet in Germany
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Thinktank says progress has slowed and governments must push through change or face sluggish growth and inequality
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Median price paid for a home leapt 259% between 1997 and 2016 while earnings rose only 68%, say ONS affordability data
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The entrepreneurial spirit cannot flourish if people don’t feel valued, rewarded and, above all, sheltered from severe economic turbulence
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Officials believe letter may have been sent by group that claimed responsibility for parcel bomb sent to German finance minister
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Interest rate rise is further away than MPC vote suggests
Larry Elliott Economics editor -
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Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen announces that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates on Wednesday
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Wall Street is reassured by ‘dovish hike’, as Chair Janet Yellen says the US economy is doing well
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Jones Bootmaker is on the brink – but it's not all gloom on the high street
Graham Ruddick and othersBricks and mortar shops are squeezed by online sales and business rates; perhaps Inditex’s Zara points the way -
Fed boss Janet Yellen wants the rates to hit the new normal so expect two more hikes this year
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UK unemployment is as low as 1975 – but why aren't wages rising?
Larry Elliott Economics editor
Business live UK inflation jumps to 2.3% in February, pushing the pound higher - as it happened