The Taiwan crisis is the stuff of economic nightmares
A catastrophic split between China and the West is looming – with dire consequences for all of us
A catastrophic split between China and the West is looming – with dire consequences for all of us
Painful price rises mean even rates as high as 3pc will fail to cut the mustard
‘You mustn't spend what you don't have' orthodoxy is completely at odds with fiscal facts
The new prime minister must address the tough choices that are needed to control public spending
Whoever wins the Conservative leadership race should reduce the focus on higher education
Rising prices will deliver a massive transfer of wealth to retired civil servants
Assessing the economy is like shooting at a constantly moving target — and the Bank keeps missing
Striking workers are holding the public to ransom once again – and Conservatives In Name Only will not stop them
Prime Minister wants to have his cake and eat it but he must make tough decisions if Britain is to improve its feeble rate of growth
Rishi Sunak's largesse means it will be hard to resist pressure for further giveaways
Times are tough, but the Government can help by cutting taxes and slowing the rush to hit ‘net zero’
Our combination of high interest rates and a weak economy is deadly for the housing market
25 years of independence over monetary policy is a cause for celebration
Weakening growth and surging inflation will cause dissent among policymakers – but this is a good thing
The President of France is a strong believer in European integration at a time when the EU is fast-changing
Le Pen's protectionist and interventionist policies would create a powerful political and economic earthquake
As and when the Bank of England raises short-term interest rates appreciably, market yields on government debt are going to rise sharply too
Ukraine invasion is already likely to cost global GDP 1pc this year, but it could get considerably worse
National Insurance is a thoroughly bad tax which penalises work
The drive to improve the public finances must be weighed against the health of the economy
Chancellors cannot live by fiscal rules alone - and these far from normal times demand flexibility
We may now have to raise defence spending to 4pc of GDP
The UK’s exports to Russia are relatively small – but we will suffer the economic fallout of war
House price inflation has been one of the greatest sources of imbalance in this country
The central bank's approach has relied too much on economic modelling and not enough on evidence
A blissfully unaware generation faces prolonged pain from higher interest rates
Despite the Government’s bluster about increasing defence spending, on current plans it is due to fall to just below 2pc of GDP
Rescinding the increases would eventually be self-financing, but in the meantime borrowing can take the strain
Macroeconomic conditions are now radically different from how they were after the financial crisis
With such a big fall in GDP most would have predicted a house price decline - but the opposite happened
Omicron pales in comparison to the economic risk posed by rising prices
State meddling and high inflation are two lingering side-effects of Covid policy