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A friend sent me an email this afternoon. They said, after the usual social exchanges: Further to Burnham's announcement of a PM progress around the Read the full article...

Most of the economics commentary in the last few weeks about Japan has been about the need for higher interest rates or, relatedly, the ‘desperate’ foreign exchange intervention where the US allegedly bailed out Japan to prevent currency failure. All side issues really. The forex intervention said more about US paranoia than anything about Japan’s…

I am, as usual, in The National newspaper in Scotland this morning. This is my opening: THERE is a question that is often asked in Read the full article...

Russia has a population of around 143 million people. That makes it, in population terms, just over twice the size of the UK. That population Read the full article...

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Most economists assume the answer is obvious. They say the purpose of the economy is growth, and they measure success using GDP. But what if Read the full article...

The Brent crude price chart per barrel, expressed in dollars, is always interesting, and this was the view from the FT last night: The recent Read the full article...

To support this morning's podcast, I have written this infographic: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and Plus (+) on Read the full article...

For decades we have been told that Britain’s prosperity depends upon the success of the City of London. Politicians celebrate financial services, economists praise the Read the full article...

As The Guardian reported this week: The Trump administration has refunded about $100bn from the tariffs it collected before the US Supreme Court ruled them illegal, Read the full article...