With sterling in freefall in the wake of the Truss government's 'mini-budget', Grant and The Green Chicken take a look at the implications of such a dramatic move in a major currency, place it in context alongside the recent weakness in the Japanese yen and wonder what this all means for future fiscal and monetary policy decisions.
Also, with this week's sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, we ponder how this enemy action (though whose enemy is still uncertain) will complicate the already fragile energy situation as Europe heads towards what will undoubtedly be a winter of discontent. Throw in the Italian election results and there's no shortage of topics into which teeth (and beaks) can be sunk.
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