Faisal Islam

Faisal Islam is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and an occasional presenter of Newsnight. He served as political editor of Sky News from 2014 to 2019, and from May 2004 was business correspondent and later economics editor of Channel 4 News until June 2014.

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• 2026-07-24 — UK's Trump-era trade deal loses its competitive edge as other nations secure better terms

Recent news mentioning Faisal Islam

• 2026-09-07 — Faisal Islam: Chancellor's attempts to boost vibes may limit tax rises
• 2026-09-02 — Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night
• 2026-08-01 — Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up

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• Fifa World Cup

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