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Bolsonaro's first-round election bounce back reminds us why populist leaders are so popular

Many populist politicians do better in elections than polling suggests they will. Antonio Scorza/Shutterstock The sitting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro secured an unexpected 43% vote in the recent first round of the presidential election, close behind his opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (48%). Many polling companies had predicted Bolsonaro would not do that well […]

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According to a ruling by the UN Human Rights Committee, Australia has not sufficiently protected the inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands from the consequences of the climate crisis. Rising sea levels threaten the lives, homes, and culture of the indigenous people who have lived on the island for centuries. The government must now compensate […]

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The recent U-turn on cutting the top rate of income tax has shown that even a government willing to “do unpopular things” to grow the UK economy is constrained by the need for public support. The negative public reaction to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s September 23 mini-budget came in part from its impact on Britain’s economy. […]

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For some, Liz Truss’s headline policies since she became the UK’s prime minister have been shocking. Markets have been shocked, voters have been shocked, and many of her own colleagues in the Conservative party seem a little uncomfortable. So what is the prime minister thinking exactly? Is she an economic outlier, or are her ideas […]

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Lindt’s chocolate bunny trademark win shows shape matters to consumers

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In a move sure to upset chocoholics everywhere, discount supermarket Lidl was recently told to destroy its stocks of chocolate bunnies. The cull was ordered by a Swiss court that decided Lidl’s bunny was too close to confectioner Lindt’s iconic chocolate rabbit. Lidl was sued by Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli for selling a golden […]

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It was a mini-budget with a major impact. Shortly after the UK chancellor announced his plans for a “new era” full of tax cuts, there were dramatic falls in the pound, a nervous response from mortgage lenders and an urgent intervention from the Bank of England. Such high levels of uncertainty, especially during a cost-of-living […]

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After the Queen’s death, her son not only inherits her role as monarch and a significant fortune. King Charles III will also like take on most of the more than 600 charity patronages previously held by Elizabeth II. And as for the patronages Charles held as Prince of Wales, these will likely pass to his […]

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When long-dated UK government bonds fell sharply following the consistent criticism of the new economic measures laid out by the UK government, it forced the Bank of England to intervene to prevent an “unwarranted tightening of financing conditions and a reduction of the flow of credit to the real economy”. On September 28, the bank […]

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Bank of England bonds rescue has two ugly implications: more inflation and an even weaker pound

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With UK government bonds and sterling both falling hard in recent days, the Bank of England has been forced to step in. Only a few months after it started tightening monetary policy to fight inflation by raising benchmark interest rates and ending its programme to “create” money through quantitative easing (QE), it has made a […]

Bolsonaro’s first-round election bounce back reminds us why populist leaders are so popular

Bolsonaro’s first-round election bounce back reminds us why populist leaders are so popular

Women in Antarctica face assault and harassment – and a legacy of exclusion and mistreatment

Truss cut the most popular taxes — this wasn’t an accident, but it may be a mistake

Why most Muslims – but far from all – celebrate Mawlid, the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

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Spain and Portugal cap gas prices – thereby lowering electricity bills

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Torres Strait Islanders win climate lawsuit against Australia

Bolsonaro’s first-round election bounce back reminds us why populist leaders are so popular

Women in Antarctica face assault and harassment – and a legacy of exclusion and mistreatment

Truss cut the most popular taxes — this wasn’t an accident, but it may be a mistake

Why most Muslims – but far from all – celebrate Mawlid, the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

Economy & Finance News

Truss cut the most popular taxes — this wasn’t an accident, but it may be a mistake

Truss cut the taxes people are most willing to pay — this wasn’t an accident, but it may be a mistake

Liz Truss: a brief guide to her economic ideas and what the evidence says about them

Lindt’s chocolate bunny trademark win shows shape matters to consumers

How the tech giants are innovating to weather the looming downturn

Mini-budget: lessons from the UK’s long history of economic crises

Pound recovers but remains at low levels – how to assess the long-term value of sterling

King Charles will redistribute hundreds of charity patronages – here’s why they are such an important part of royal life

Why UK final-salary pensions may now be unpayable without state support

Bank of England bonds rescue has two ugly implications: more inflation and an even weaker pound

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