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The UK is drawing up plans for a new investor visa targeted at strategic industries

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Reeves tells ministers to find savings in tight spending review

Says she expects departments to stop spending on areas that don’t contribute to the govt’s main priorities

Means a tricky 6 months to June, after big Cabinet row in October

Via @joemayes.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Interesting how explicit Reeves is on how Brexit has hurt UK-EU trade
- Says trade intensity to fall 15% over long-run
- Points out UK-EU goods exports not recovered to above 2018 levels
But no detail on what she'll do to fix it...

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Bloomberg Saturday read

Keir Starmer has triggered alarm across Labour over his poor performance in his first 5 months as PM, after Thursday’s reset speech flopped

His party wants bolder policies, a clearer purpose and much sharper messaging

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Before the election, Labour said: 'Our ambition is to have the highest growth in the G7 over consecutive years *by the end of the parliament*.'

Starmer's growth milestone today doesn't mention the same timeframe. Does that mean growth target watered down? Seeking clarity...

New: More than half of UK businesses plan to increase prices and cut jobs in response to the budget's hike in national insurance, according to a BOE survey @tomreesjournalist.bsky.social @philaldrick.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Economists expect the OBR to say Rachel Reeves is breaking her own fiscal rules in the spring

That means she risks having to fill a fiscal shortfall that could pose a bond market test tougher than budget

Via @joemayes.bsky.social @philaldrick.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...