The Economist

Real estate rhymes

by Simon Wallace | Aug 2, 2022

Property and inflation. My friend, colleague and fellow co-head of research, Kevin White, has spent the past few months quoting Mark Twain and telling me that, “History doesn’t...

The Economist

Tory leadership special: In Liz none can trust

by Savvas Savouri | Aug 1, 2022

It spoke volumes of her promised fiscal approach ‘on becoming’ PM that Liz Truss cited Professor Patrick Minford as an ‘endorser’. Then, in light of revelations of just how far...

The Economist

Ukraine war: hope for the best, prepare for the worst

by Francesca Batzella | Jul 26, 2022

Europe sweats over the future of Russia’s gas supply. The invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and the nearly five months of war that have followed have reminded many European...

Golden Oldie

Five things that economists know, but sound wrong to most other people

by Renaud Foucart | Jul 20, 2022

Originally published May 2022. Economists have shaped the modern world in many ways. Governments make policy choices in response to the data that we produce about things like GDP...

Golden Oldie

Real estate and the metaverse

by Simon Wallace | Jul 19, 2022

Originally published June 2022. How the metaverse may impact on the real world. Sweat streaming down my face, I landed a punch straight into his midriff. The force of the blow...

Golden Oldie

Euroland recession

by Savvas Savouri | Jul 18, 2022

Originally published 6 July 2022. Having claimed the UK will avoid such a fate, I want to explore whether Continental Europe can avoid falling victim to recession. To do so I...

The Economist

Real estate slowbalisation, not deglobalisation

by Mark Unsworth | Jul 15, 2022

It’s more than a case of semantics Deglobalisation, as a concept, has been mentioned quite a bit recently (along with the topics of onshoring and nearshoring), but the evidence...

The Economist

All change, no change

by Savvas Savouri | Jul 13, 2022

The Liberal politician Joseph Chamberlain is recorded in 1886 as having said: “In politics, there is no use in looking beyond the next fortnight.” Fast forward to 1964 and this...

The Economist

Five ways that the super-strong US dollar could hurt the world economy

by Alexander Tziamalis and Yuan Wang | Jul 11, 2022

The US dollar has been on a major surge against major global currencies in the past year, recently hitting levels not seen in 20 years. It has gained 15% against the British...