From mini-budget to market turmoil: Kwasi Kwarteng's week
Guardian, 30 Sep 2022
The new chancellor has been caught up in international controversy after announcing sweeping tax cuts in a mini-budget which resulted in a plunge in the pound, soaring mortgage rates and a £65bn intervention by the Bank of England to bail out pension funds.
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We look back at a week of market turmoil.
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to hold back OBR forecasts for six weeks ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/30/office-for-budget-responsibility-to-give-forecast-to-chancellor-on-7-october
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