Global economy to grow by about 4% in 2022, says thinktank Centre for Economics and Business Research forecasts reasonably strong rise in face of inflation, Omicron and supply chain crisis
Evergrande: ‘Everyone bet on inexorably rising Chinese property prices’ Developers owe $19.8bn in dollar-denominated offshore debt in the first three months of the year as issues that blighted Evergrande spread
What the UK and hauliers can expect from long-delayed Brexit controls From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening
UK steel industry braces for slump in trade as US reduces tariffs on EU Tariffs remain on UK exports to US as European Union rivals gain a 25% price advantage from New Year’s Day
From economic miracle to mirage – will China’s GDP ever overtake the US? Analysis: issues of governance, rising debt, Covid and property market turmoil will delay Beijing’s quest to become the global economy’s No 1
Happy new year? Five economic flashpoints to beware in 2022 From a new Covid variant to rampant inflation, the global economy faces some daunting risks in the new year
Global financial markets brace for a bumpy ride in 2022 Soaring inflation, rising interest rates and further supply chain disruption will fuel volatility, economists say
A post-Covid New Deal can restore economic hope in 2022 Roosevelt built back better after the depression by taxing the rich, introducing capital controls and altering the balance between labour and capital
Asia’s factory workers at the sharp end of the west’s supply chain crisis Migrant workers lived and slept in factories swarming with Covid, sealed off from outside world
EU to combat taxation ‘race to the bottom’ with 15% rate for big companies Officials confident draft law will secure unanimity, despite concerns from Hungary and Estonia
Global supply chain crisis could last another two years, warn experts As some bottlenecks ease others are just starting, meaning the post-pandemic economy ‘won’t return to normal any time soon’
UK-Australia trade deal is more golden duck than golden goose Analysis: In purely economic terms the first post-Brexit trade deal negotiated from scratch will save each UK household £1 a year
Calls for UK to improve relations with EU after food and drink exports plummet Figures reveal impact of Brexit and pandemic, with £2.7bn fall blamed largely on 24% drop in sales to bloc
Returned clothes and shipping delays force Boohoo to slash sales forecast Shares plunge as firm warns ‘exceptionally high’ rate of customer returns amid higher dress sales is denting sales
Tame US inflation carefully or risk some nasty side-effects Paul Volcker’s shock therapy hollowed out American manufacturing and permanently boosted both Beijing and Wall Street