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Claire Jones

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Claire Jones is part of the Financial Times' global economy team. She joined the FT in 2011 to cover economics and markets in the UK and the eurozone.
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  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Tesla sees a bumpy road ahead

    The pace of US economic growth is set to have slowed in the final quarter of 2022

  • Saturday, 7 January, 2023
    On Wall StreetCentral banks
    Central banks should sacrifice ambitions of a perfect economic landing

    Policymakers need to heed the risk of a recession and market turmoil

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Brussels urged to step up region-wide bond issuance

    IMF calls on member states to increase jointly backed debt to protect against risk of individual default

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    Markets InsightFederal Reserve
    A global backlash is brewing against the Fed

    Surge in US borrowing costs is having spillover effects for the rest of the world

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: Responsible Investing
    European companies forced to take a closer look at supply chains

    New laws and shortcomings of just-in-time logistics mean businesses pay more attention to due diligence

  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
    The Long ViewGlobal inflation
    Hot milk: what rising prices tell us about inflation

    If the cost of a basic commodity is surging in a competitive market then pressures may persist longer than some expect

  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    Free LunchGlobal inflation
    Inflation’s decline will not be as dramatic as its rise Premium content

    Price pressures might have reached their peak, but the descent is unlikely to be as swift as the surge

  • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
    Free LunchFederal Reserve
    The Fed’s rate increases are a matter of high interest for everyone Premium content

    Another wave of global rate rises beckons following the US central bank’s latest mega move

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Markets InsightCentral banks
    Global rate gaps loom large for investors

    From neutral to negative, central banks are taking vastly different paths

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    Putting an end to Merkantilism Premium content

    Plus, why globalisation has more life in it than some expect

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy
    Central bankers agree: the dollar’s still the top dog

    The greenback remains unchallenged as the currency of choice for monetary officialdom

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    FT AlphavilleTransport
    Container shipping rates are going mad again

    The watery part of the world economy is yet to find its anchor.

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    FT AlphavilleGlobal Economy
    Does sterling’s slide into obscurity foreshadow the US dollar’s fate?

    Modern lessons from the pound’s surprisingly slow but irresistible loss of the global reserve currency crown.

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Markets
    FAWUK: the answers

    Strange things are afoot with the letter K.

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Monetary policy
    Can rates get high on short supply without a crash?

    Monetary policymakers’ frameworks are no longer fit for purpose and no-one seems to have any idea what to replace them with.

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Swiss National Bank
    The SNB is trying to halt the franc’s rise again

    But we’re not quite sure why.

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Markets
    FT Alphaville’s Friday quiz, once again

    FAWUK.

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    FT AlphavilleUK consumer credit
    Does the cost of living crisis explain the leap in borrowing?

    Bank of England stats out Monday show the use of credit cards is soaring.

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    Markets
    Thank FAWUK it’s Friday

    More quizzing joy for you.

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Markets
    FAWUK: the answers

    Bad eggs and zzzzeds.

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Commodities
    Central banks unlikely to offer immediate support to energy markets

    Market executives have intensified talks with commodities trading under strain in Russia-Ukraine war

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    The Federal Reserve finally raises rates

    The Ukraine war represents a threat to China’s economy and could lead to a diplomatic backlash

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    Energy sector
    Energy traders call for ‘emergency’ central bank intervention 

    Trade body warns healthy companies could run out of cash as Ukraine invasion sparks commodity ructions

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    Markets
    FAWUK out below!

    Only smarties know the answers.

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    Commodities
    Is the nickel in a nickel worth more than the nickel itself?

    Commodities go crazy: numismatics edition

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