Economic policy | 16-Aug-2018
Monty Python and the Chequers Agreement
The 'Dead Parrot' sketch is a metaphor for the political consequences of the Chequers Agreement in the UK and EU.
Read MoreEconomic policy | 02-Aug-2018
We need to unleash health markets
There is a real opportunity in the 21st century to transform the NHS from a public sector problem to an enormous private sector opportunity.
Read MoreEconomy & geopolitics | 02-Aug-2018
The Sword of Damocles hanging over the EU
Amidst all the angst over Brexit it is easy to forget that the EU faces an existential crisis all of its own.
Read MoreEconomic policy | 21-Jun-2018
World Cup lessons for Brexit
We understand the overwhelming benefit of open markets in football, why not for Brexit also?
Read MoreEconomic policy | 07-Jun-2018
Trump's tariffically bad idea
President Trump's imposition of tariffs will harm the people he most wants to help.
Read MoreEconomic policy | 24-May-2018
Populism and economics in Italy
The euro crisis has been in hibernation. Is Italy about to wake it up?
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Economic outlook | 13-Apr-2018
What's money telling us?
The message from global money supply figures is that global GDP growth could slow in the second half of 2019
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Economic outlook | 29-Mar-2018
The Russian economy looks doomed
The Russian economy looks OK from the outside, but look deeper and it is doomed by corruption and demographics.
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The long blog | 14-Mar-2018
China - the long road from perspiration to inspiration
Graeme Leach spoke at the Institutional Investor & Global Fixed Income Institute Annual Investment Roundtable in Amsterdam on 9th March. Below is a transcript of his speech.
Economic Policy | 13-Mar-2018
The Spring Statement
3 fiscal home truths highlight the still precarious outlook for the public finances.
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technology and employment | 15-Feb-2018
Are the robots coming for our jobs?
Economic history teaches that new technology has been positive for employment. But in recent years the conventional wisdom has been challenged by those arguing 'this time it's different'. Are they right?
Read MoreEconomic worldview | 01-Feb-2018
The Great Paradox at the heart of capitalism
For capitalism to succeed profit needs to be a by-product of process.
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Geopolitics | 08-Jan-2018
2018 Geopolitics
Fears over the geopolitical outlook are way overdone. The best description of the coming year is likely to be: Plus ca change plus c’est la meme chose.
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Future Prosperity | 27-Nov-2017
Help to supply not help to buy
The UK housing market requires radical liberalisation of the planning system in order to make property much more affordable.
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Economic outlook | 16-Nov-2017
The intangible economy
Will highly regulated economies become less and less significant, as we see more and more of the intangible economy?
Read MoreEconomic policy | 31-Oct-2017
Brexit: Could no deal be a good deal?
There is probably a 50:50 chance EU negotiations could breakdown without a deal. But, contrary to the conventional wisdom, might this be good for the UK economy?
Read MoreEconomic outlook | 20-Oct-2017
Is there a missing link to understanding poor productivity?
Why has UK productivity growth been so weak over the past 5 years?
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UK economic outlook | 13-Oct-2017
The disappearance of Mr Phillips is no mystery
Weak productivity growth and weak money supply growth explain weak wage growth and relatively low inflation.
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FUTURE PROSPERITY | 06-Oct-2017
Freedom makes you wealthier and happier
Politicians across the globe are disowning freedom orientated economic policies at the very moment in history when the benefits of free markets and free trade are most evident.
Read MoreUK economic outlook | 20-Sep-2017
Normalisation will be far from normal
Markets have cried wolf on normalisation before, and they could again.
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Future insight | 13-Sep-2017
Auto enrolment could slow the UK economy in 2018
Higher employee and employer contribution rates from April 2018 could suck purchasing power out of the economy.
Read MoreFuture prosperity | 01-Sep-2017
10 reasons for optimism about the future of the City
THERE is an angst hanging over the City, with fears that post-Brexit the City will be in a battle for its very survival. But there’s another much more optimistic view also.
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Future Brexit | 20-Jun-2017
A selfless, self-interested or selfish Brexit?
The lesson of economic history is that a selfless trade policy is the way to maximize prosperity. Unilateral free trade reduces prices for consumers and increases competition for producers. If the UK were to pursue the selfless route, long-term prosperity would be significantly enhanced. Business needs to understand why.
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