The head of the Bank of England and his fellow ‘Central Bankers’ around the world have been...
Economy
“Stock markets slump over recession fears”
This was yesterday’s business news. Today’s was ‘Share Prices Stabilise’, after a ‘weak and...
“UK inflation soars to 9% in April”
It’s the economic consequences of war and pestilence, rather than the devastation and plague...
“Recession fears grow as rising prices hit spending”
Here’s the thing about a proper recession. People lose their jobs and houses, everyone stops...
“OBR warns of big fall in living standards”
The OBR, the Office of Budget Responsibility, is stuffed full of economists. The good news, if...
“UK ministers under pressure on cost of living crisis”
It’s easy to forget what a world of plenty we’ve enjoyed (on the cheap) for the past 30-odd years....
‘Clever these Chinese’, my grandfather used to say.
Both they and many others in that part of the world, have been buying stuff in all points west for...
“Inflation will remain the dominant question for markets in 2022”
Like old age, inflation will creep up on us. The percentage increases in CPIs and RPIs don’t mean...
“UK sees highest inflation in over a decade”
Here’s another feel-good seasonal story. Inflation’s (sort-of) fine if your income or the value of...
“Inflation: UK prices soar at fastest rate for almost ten years”
Interestingly, most who ask me about this aren’t necessarily worried about it, but are worrying...
“Watch out for Boris’s snake oil claims of a high wage economy”
The last time wages got too high was when the trades unions were working on the ‘levelling up’. In...
“The lessons Sweden could teach Boris Johnson about a high-wage economy”
I had a sudden vision of the future, listening to Boris and Richi last week, talking about...
“UK inflation surges to 3.25% with record jump”
Anyone old enough to have been around in the last century will affirm that 3.25% is a pretty...
“Soaring factory prices in China add to global inflation fears”
Here’s the real inflation stranger-danger. Didn’t it all seem great, when companies were halving...
“UK not on course for return to 1970s inflation”
‘The return of inflation’ has been a hot topic with fund managers for 10 years or more. Many seem...