Embarrassment for Tory treasurer over $25m SEC fine
Announcement today from the SEC:
Bear in mind that Michael Spencer, chief executive of ICAP, is treasurer of the Conservative party: Read more
Would fiscal tightening kill economic growth?
It’s the big political question of the day. Would – as Labour argue – a fiscal tightening (to tackle the public deficit) put the economic recovery into doubt?
I can’t claim enough economic expertise to make either call. Read more
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Kiran Stacey is an FT political correspondent, having joined the lobby in 2011. He started at the FT as a graduate trainee in 2008, working on desks including UK companies and US equity markets before taking over the FT's Energy Source blog.
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