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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.
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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Property sector
    Demand for UK rented properties falls for first time since pandemic

    Surveyors also find estate agents are expecting the slowest growth in rental costs in almost four years

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Global Economy
    Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    UK house prices
    England house prices ‘affordable’ only for richest 10% in 2022-23

    Office for National Statistics data highlights property market pressures

    People walk past property notices displayed at a real estate agency
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    UK economy
    UK businesses expect lower margins and higher prices after Budget

    Survey finds 54% of companies plan to raise prices in 2025 after national insurance increase

    The London city skyline
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals

    The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world. Could Trump’s policies endanger its lead?

    A montage of the Statue of Liberty against a financial backdrop, with line charts and a US dollar
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Demographics and population
    EU births drop to new low as strains on younger generations mount

    Dearth of children expected to heap pressure on state finances

    A newborn baby is cradled by a mother's hands in a hospital.
  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    UK house prices
    UK house prices jump 3.7% in November

    Cost of a typical home rises at fastest rate of annual growth since November 2022

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  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    UK mortgage rates
    UK mortgage market perks up as refinancing burden eases

    Bank of England data highlights impact of decline in interest rates

    Estate agent ‘For Sale’ and ‘Sold’ signs outside residential properties in Dorking
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    Cost of living crisis
    UK tenants hit by highest inflation in September

    Rental costs rose 3% on average compared with 2.6% for households with mortgages

    A row of To Let estate agent signs placed outside houses
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    News in-depthUK economy
    ‘Punching above its weight’: professional services drive UK economic growth

    Resilience of wide-ranging sector comes as momentum slows in other industries

    Output in professional services, scientific and technical activities grew 0.7 per cent in the third quarter
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    News in-depthMonetary policy
    US and Europe diverge on monetary policy as Trump scrambles outlook

    Big central banks’ rates trajectories part ways as Eurozone wrestles with sluggish growth

    A montage of the ECB and Fed buildings and graph lines
  • Sunday, 24 November, 2024
    German economy
    German gloom deepens as Trump tariff threat rattles exporters

    Acute vulnerability to a trade conflict could push struggling economy into recession, analysts warn

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    UK economy
    UK business activity shrinks for first time in a year as confidence in Labour falls

    Many companies report worsening conditions following rise in employers’ national insurance contributions

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    UK economy
    UK consumer confidence recovers from pre-Budget dip

    GfK index rose three points in November as lower interest rates and higher wages help ease financial concerns

    Pedestrians walk past images of models’ faces on a hoarding in London’s Oxford Street
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    UK public finances
    UK government borrowing for October exceeds forecasts at £17.4bn

    Data highlights challenges facing chancellor Rachel Reeves

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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    EU employment
    Eurozone wages rise by 5.4% in third quarter

    ECB forecasts growth in negotiated salary deals to slow after biggest increase since 1990s

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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    UK property
    London drives surge in UK rental costs

    Rents soar in October on back of high demand and pre-Budget landlord sales

    Houses available for rent houses in north London
  • Sunday, 17 November, 2024
    Global Economy
    Will UK inflation climb back above the BoE’s target?

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

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  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    UK GDP
    UK economy stalls in third quarter

    GDP shrinks in September, highlighting challenges for Labour’s growth promises

  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Eurozone economy
    Eurozone growth gap to widen with US, as Brussels cuts forecasts

    Germany’s economic struggles weigh down region as US continues to outpace Europe

    Shoppers at a street market in Berlin, Germany
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    UK trade
    How vulnerable is the UK to Trumponomics?

    US president-elect’s plans for tariffs, and the prospect of global trade tensions, risk leaving Britain exposed

    A montage of an image of Donald Trump and a chart
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    UK property
    UK renters hit by housing supply squeeze

    Number of new properties coming to market is weakest since 2021, driving rent rises, Rics survey finds

    Properties available to let in London
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    Global inflation
    Consumer anger over high prices piles pressure on politicians

    Post-Covid inflation rise leaves toxic legacy for governments across rich economies

    Montage image of Trump supporters in a rally, overlaid with colourful rising line graphs
  • Sunday, 10 November, 2024
    Markets
    Is US inflation on the rise?

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

    A view of the Federal Reserve building in Washington
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    Global inflation
    Global food prices reach highest level in 18 months

    Increases signal grocery price pressures likely to rise further over the coming quarters

    A customer next to an aisle of bottles of vegetable oils in a supermarket, looking at a bottle of sunflower oil in Barcelona, Spain
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