Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Leading economists share their thoughts on money, rates and prices
Housing and Taxation: The self over all others Whilst taxes levied on UK residential property are never out of season for the "water cooler conversation", the discussion is manifestly dialled-up ahead of General Elections. Indeed, such is the visceral and selfish nature of our opinions on "housing...
How long can it last? Visiting logistics facilities is a big part of my working life. Not my favourite part – memories of teenage nights spent toiling away in a Shropshire butter...
Those of you who have followed my LinkedIn posts or been on Zoom calls with me during the pandemic will know that I am an avid book reader. My Napoleonic War military drum...
The International Energy Agency recently reported that shifting to clean energy will create between 13 and 26 million jobs by 2030. They present this as a benefit, but...
In 1929, Ludwig von Mises rejected a job offer for a high position at the Austrian bank Kreditanstalt. He believed that a great crash was coming and didn’t want his name...
It just isn’t possible to do away with boom and bust Mark Twain is alleged to have read a newspaper account of his own passing and declared, “The reports of my death have been...
We live in an era where central bankers have taken centre stage in economic policy. There has been a clear shift as elected politicians have stepped back and unelected...
Destination shopping will return, says this writer. Having had so much change forced upon us by this cursed viral crisis, we can all be forgiven for despairing that...
In 1862 we got the Gettysburg Address, in 1941 it was Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy and in 1983 it was Ronald Reagan’s Evil Empire speech. This year it...
Originally published May 2020. An exogenous crisis hit the world, followed by a stunningly fast disruption of the global economy. Political decisions led to the closing of...