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To what extent is Liz Truss responsible for the high mortgages and higher interest rates?

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Two months into Liz Truss’s premiership, more than 104,000 people took out mortgages, likely with higher interest rates as a result. By means of Sarah Taaffe-Maguire, Business Reporter @taaffems Wednesday, July 3, 2024 6:17 PM, UK Her time at the top of the Conservative Party ended in memorable fashion just 42 days after she became … Read more

A victory for the far right in France could trigger a Liz Truss-style debt crisis, the finance minister warns

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. France’s finance minister has warned that the country could face a debt crisis similar to the turmoil in the British government bond market under former Prime Minister Liz Truss if the far-right Rassemblement National wins … Read more