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Valentina Romei

Economics reporter

Valentina Romei is an Economics reporter at the Financial Times. She is the lead reporter on UK data and writes news and analysis pieces on the European and global economies. Before her current role, she worked on the FT editorial statistics desk and in academia.
Email Valentina Romei @valentinaromei  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Global Economy
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    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

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  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    UK economy
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    Manchester mayor says powerful finance ministry has to fundamentally change way it thinks

    Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK home asking prices rise sharply in September

    Declining mortgage rates and certainty of a new government deliver autumn boost to market

    A worker places a for-sale board outside a house for sale in Colchester
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    Global Economy
    Is the Bank of England ready to cut interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    The Bank of England
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    UK public finances
    UK government finances are on an ‘unsustainable’ path, watchdog warns

    Demographic pressures and the costs of climate change will weigh on the public finances, says OBR

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  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    UK GDP
    UK economy stagnated for second consecutive month in July

    Figures are a blow to chancellor Rachel Reeves who has put growth at heart of government’s agenda

    Cranes operate at a construction site in east London
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    UK economy
    Tighten UK debt rule to prevent it being ‘gamed’, say peers

    Committee calls for new framework on ratio of borrowings to GDP that ‘has teeth and holds ministers to account’

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    Global Economy
    Is the ECB about to cut interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A shopping trolley in a supermarket in Nice, France
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK house prices rise at fastest rate since November 2022, Halifax says

    Lower mortgage costs help fuel rebound in property market

    An aerial image showing houses in Guildford, UK
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK apartment prices underperform rest of market since 2019

    Flexible working and concerns over cladding drive buyers towards other property types

    Montage of modern flats with data backdrop
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    Cost of living crisis
    Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations

    Surge in mortgage costs and higher rents have combined with chronic shortage of building to stoke crisis

    An illustration of homes and graph lines
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    UK retail sales
    UK retail sales boosted by warm weather in August

    Figures from British Retail Consortium and Barclays point to more purchases of summer clothing and barbecues

    Shoppers in central London
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Eurozone inflation
    Falls in German and Spanish inflation boost chances of fresh ECB cuts

    Easing of price pressures in two major Eurozone economies lifts hope for lower interest rates from next month

    Staff serve a customer at a Spanish food market
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    UK inflation
    UK mortgage holders and renters hit hardest by inflation

    ONS data underscores uneven social impact of surge in living costs

    To Let and Sold signs outside houses
  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    UK inflation
    UK shop prices fall for first time in almost three years

    Retail deflation returns after stores discount summer stock following weak sales

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  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    Bank of England
    Bank of England’s Bailey says inflation risk is diminishing

    Central bank governor suggests UK economy could be in for a ‘soft landing’

    Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, speaks at the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2023 in London.
  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
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    Cancer care waiting times triple in England since 2012

    Third of patients wait longer than 62-day standard to start treatment, according to ONS data

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  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    UK economy
    Sterling rises after UK business activity grows more than expected

    Data for August points to solid economic growth in summer after strong rebound in first six months of 2024

    An employee works on the wheel arch of an Aston Martin DBX sport utility vehicle in the final inspection area at the Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings factory in St Athan, UK. The employee is dressed in a white coverall and is focused on the vehicle, with a spray can labeled ‘Satin Black’ on the floor beside them
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    UK public finances
    UK public sector borrowing higher than expected in July

    Figure of £3.1bn highlights challenge for Labour government

    The Bank of England building
  • Monday, 19 August, 2024
    Demographics and population
    Why Hungary’s lavish family subsidies failed to spur a baby boom

    The country led by Viktor Orbán spends 5% of GDP on trying to raise birth rates, but increases have levelled off

    Burjan Bence and his wife Julia Scharle play with their three children front of their house in Budakeszi near Budapest
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    UK property
    Rental affordability in Britain at worst level in more than 7 years

    Tenants spend almost 30% of their incomes on housing, ONS data shows

    People looking in an estate agent’s window in Burnley
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    UK retail sales
    British retail sales rebound in July

    ONS reports 0.5% rise in quantity of goods bought helped by Euros tournament and shop discounts

    Tourists in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    UK GDP
    UK economy expands 0.6% in second quarter

    Marginal slowdown compared with previous three months in line with analysts’ forecasts

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    ExplainerUK inflation
    Is UK services inflation finally on the right path?

    Sharp fall in gauge of the pressures on domestic prices boosts the case for more interest rate cuts this year, economists say

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK rental price growth close to record high after decline stalls

    House price rises flat on annual basis, pointing to impact of high interest rates and low availability, ONS data shows

    Housing in London available for rent
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