, November 26, 2024

Economy

Big stories covering everything from policy to growth, we look into the fundamentals of our ever changing global economies

  March 05, 2021

Markets are panicking over the prospect of good news

There was chaos in the US yesterday. The S&P 500 has dropped four per cent in the last week; the NASDAQ composite lost six per cent. And why? Because the markets think that the economic recovery will be faster than previously feared.’...

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  March 03, 2021

Rishi Sunak’s Budget illustrates the need for a global corporation tax

In his budget Rishi Sunak announced that corporation tax will be increased in 2023. A chorus of voices warn that there will be an exodus of companies from the UK as a result. There is only one fix: a global corporation tax....

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  March 02, 2021

The case for and against a higher minimum wage

There is talk that the minimum wage in the US will be increased to $15. What is the case for and against a higher minimum wage?...

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  March 01, 2021

Bubble or not, regressive thinking may create trouble

Is there a bubble, are tech stocks grossly overvalued? If they are, there could be serious economic trouble ahead, but the biggest danger is not a bubble. It is Luddite thinking, encouraging us to think there is a bubble....

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  February 26, 2021

Demand for crypto debit cards soars despite warnings from senior economists

In the week that the US Treasury Secretary warned that bitcoin was extremely inefficient, the demand for crypto credit cards has soared 194 per cent in just one year, finds research....

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  February 25, 2021

The inflation debate heats up and it matters, but pessimists are ignoring technology

The debate over whether fiscal stimulus will lead to inflation is getting more heated, and this really does matter. I don't think inflation hawks are taking adequate account of technology....

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