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Feb 2023
22m 51s

More Money, More Problems

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Wages are rising, but not by as much as inflation. Our UK correspondent Lizzy Burden breaks down the latest employment numbers, and the implications for the Chancellor ahead of next month's budget. Plus: what does the balloon controversy mean for relations between the UK and China? Asia government reporter Rebecca Choong Wilkins joins Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts to discuss. 

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