Sam Fleming (FT)

FT economics editor. All views are my own.

[Tej Parikh @tejparikh90]

My latest for @FTAlphaville: Still not convinced "the economy" mattered as much as the exit polls suggested it did in the US election? Here are 10 charts: https://t.co/7ufF39qwIj
Seven to start with below 1/8

[George Parker @GeorgeWParker]

A Budget special at the end of a momentous week presented by @LOS_Fisher with @Sam1Fleming and @SoumayaKeynes

[George Parker @GeorgeWParker]

A look back at an extraordinary week in British politics: the Budget, the fallout and the political and market reckoning. Analysis with ⁦@Sam1Fleming⁩ https://t.co/ET39yteRJg

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt market sell-off intensifies https://t.co/YZ2nuaKHtI via @ft

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year after Budget https://t.co/YZ2nuaKHtI via @ft

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

This is quite a list from @PickardJE …..Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget? https://t.co/7aKz9kZp5N via @ft

[Financial Times @FT]

Free to play: The Budget looms large and you have promised to stick to a set of fiscal rules. What will your plan for the UK economy look like? https://t.co/7eKTQeFIs1

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

Faulty jobs data leaves UK hiring picture uncertain, economists say https://t.co/haV23sDUE3 via @ft

[Financial Times @FT]

Free to play: Health. Education. Welfare. Defence spending. Investment. Welfare. You have six weeks to devise your first Budget and kickstart the economy. What’s your plan? https://t.co/5effd10Xru

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

Rachel Reeves seeks to reassure business ahead of Budget tax rises https://t.co/c81BLpxm7l via @ft

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

Rachel Reeves in the FT: My fiscal rules will provide the stability on which growth depends https://t.co/cIYk9ECC6M via @ft

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

Rachel Reeves confirms change to UK fiscal rules to help fund £20bn investment https://t.co/OD45l6VF3I via @ft

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

How FT readers are faring in the Budget Game https://t.co/b4pIF1XjmT via @ft

[Henry Foy @HenryJFoy]

💥 US confirms it will contribute $20bn to the $50bn G7 loan to Ukraine, backed by profits raised on Russian sovereign assets immobilised in the west

as the @FT reported last week

https://t.co/OZnSxi1j01

[Sam Fleming (FT) @Sam1Fleming]

IMF sees potential for the BoE to accelerate rate cuts as it upgrades UK growth forecast https://t.co/R6YBvBpbJa via @ft

[Colby Smith @colbyLsmith]

"It’s a policy that is harming basically everyone," @pogourinchas tells @FT of widespread tariffs, which @IMFNews modelled the impact of in its latest WEO. "It’s harming the rest of the world. It’s harming the US."

https://t.co/FTG8b9rnUI @Sam1Fleming

[George Parker @GeorgeWParker]

Everything you need to know about ⁦the⁩ Budget in today’s ⁦@ftweekend⁩ - from a history of CGT, analysis of the £40bn fiscal gap, IHT options and this scoop. With the excellent ⁦@Sam1Fleming⁩ ⁦@EmmaAgyemang⁩ and ⁦@ClaerB⁩ https://t.co/8CUwkP6VwB

[Giles Wilkes @Gilesyb]

"Reeves...cannot spend more, borrow less and keep taxes where they are. This was apparent at the election. Her choice to invest, tax, borrow and spend day-to-day is a reasonable way to address the trade offs." https://t.co/2PckRpcABe by @ChrisGiles_

[Henry Foy @HenryJFoy]

Big @FT scoop overnight -

US now willing to contribute up to $20bn into a joint G7 loan for Ukraine, with officials eyeing an agreement next week

https://t.co/JhU2YNNUUL w crack transatlantic frassets crew @paolatamma @JamesPoliti & @Sam1Fleming

[George Parker @GeorgeWParker]

New - Big Budget exclusive. Reeves looking to extend the "Tory" income tax threshold freeze beyond 2028, raising at least £7bn and helping to close her £40bn funding gap, also revealed this week by the @FT. With @Sam1Fleming
https://t.co/kNqPL82FvD