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Discounted cash flow (DCF) modelling seems to be emerging as a mainstream valuation procedure in the United Kingdom. The November 2023 RICS paper “calls for…greater consideration and, where appropriate, adoption of explicit discounted cash flow (DCF) methods for valuing [real estate investment]...
The Fraser Institute recently released its annual “Economic Freedom of the World” report. While the US inched up one spot from its previous ranking to fifth-best, this...
In September, the ECB raised its key interest rates for a 10th consecutive time, taking the deposit rate to a record high of 4.00% from a historic low of minus 0.50% in just over a year, but economists believe that this was the last increase in 2023.
Despite the recovery of energy prices and its reflection in transport inflation, there remains a net disinflationary bias among advanced economies as core inflation rates drift lower.
I am serving my ninth and final year in the Nobel Committee for Physics, which is an absolutely fascinating job – albeit hard. The best bit is hearing the reactions of the...
I enjoy reading good journalism, whether it chimes with my political view or not. Sometimes, however, I wonder whether I am reading something which is deliberately misleading –...
The Federal Open Market Committee opted not to raise its interest rate target at its September 20 meeting. The range for the federal funds rate remains 5.25-5.50 percent....
Summary of Yolande Barnes’s contribution to “Where Next for House Prices” (with some additions) at FT Weekend Festival, 2 September 2023. Where will house prices be this time...
Since the 1619 Project’s release, proponents of free markets have rightly pushed back on the claim that American capitalism is irrevocably linked to racism and slavery. In a...
If your career as an Architect, Engineer, or indeed, as any Built Environment professional, hasn’t quite worked out as planned, don’t despair – your in-demand transferable skills...