This morning has seen a does of economic news from the epicentre of the current pandemic and hence crisis which is China. This is keenly awaited as we see how the economy...
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Are falling real wages the future for us all?
The issue of wage growth is something we have found ourselves returning to time and time again. The cause is in one sense very simple there has been a lack of it. There are two...
The Economist
Both China and the world economy are being impacted by the Corona Virus
The weekend just gone was one where an epidemic began to have more economic consequences. In a world where there appears to be a Trump Tweet for pretty much everything this one...
The Analyst
Christine Lagarde trolls Germany and asks for more fiscal stimulus
This morning has seen the first set piece speech of the new ECB President Christine Lagarde and it would not be her without some empty rhetoric. The idea of European renewal may,...
The Analyst
Was that the bond market tantrum of 2019?
Sometimes economics and financial markets provoke a wry smile. This morning has already provided an example of that as Germany’s statistics office tells us Germany exported 4.6%...
The Analyst
What are the economic consequences of Brexit?
After all the uncertainty in the UK we will have some sort of progress in that we will have an election putting the voters at least briefly in charge. Whether that will solve...