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2026-03-18

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, has begun a new diplomatic push to align more closely with the European Union. Since the Labour government took office, attempts to improve the relationship have been tentative. Ms Reeves is now making clear that alignment with EU single market should be the “norm”.

Our business affairs editor Rachana Shanbhogue sat down with the chancellor to discuss why, a decade after Britons elected to leave, she is seeking a broader and deeper relationship with the bloc.

#Britain #economy #eu #europeanunion #economics #geopolitics

00:00 Why closer EU ties matter
02:05 Is the EU open to negotiation?
05:25 Why the government won’t hold another EU referendum
06:30 Where Britain’s national interest lies

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2026-03-13

Is now the best time to buy “trash” stocks? The Economist’s capital markets correspondent, Joshua Roberts, joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to explain why low-quality stocks over-perform during moments of market turmoil, how rising oil prices linked to the Iran war are shaking global markets, and why uncertainty can sometimes make riskier investments surprisingly appealing.

00:36 – What do investors actually mean by rubbish stocks?
01:41 – How do rising oil prices affect stocks, bonds and the wider economy?
02:26 – Why are low-quality or rubbish stocks outperforming right now?
04:09 – Why are high-quality growth stocks more vulnerable during uncertainty?
05:21 – Can rubbish stocks really deliver better returns than good ones?

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2026-01-26

What could break China’s grip on rare earths? The Economist’s business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, explores the alternatives.

2026-01-20

Donald Trump’s plan to take Greenland is dangerous nonsense. America has long retained a base on the territory and its firms are already free to apply to mine its resources. The Economist’s foreign editor, Adam Roberts, argues that Congress has the power to block annexation or a purchase, and that it should do so.

2025-12-01

Plagued by corruption and weakened on the battlefield, Ukraine now risks being beaten at the negotiating table. If it does not show that it is willing to talk peace, it risks losing American support. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our experts dissect the latest peace plan and what it means for Ukraine. #ukraine #russia

2025-11-21

Nicolas Pelham, our Middle East correspondent, and Adam Roberts, our digital editor, are just back from a rare reporting trip to Tehran. They join our top editors to discuss the future of the Islamic Republic. After 46 years of theocracy and a brief but bruising 12-day-war, where does power now lie? And with the prospects of a succession crisis, has Iran been permanently weakened—or is it storing up trouble?