Economist, Visiting Professor, Lecturer, Writer, Public Speaker.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it …
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In a moment of hubris, or scenting what seemed like an opportunity, Theresa May called a UK general election believing the Tories to be unchallengeable. Her promises of stability and security now look especially ironic, as the UK faces yet another bout of political uncertainty. Challenges within the UK have hardened The challenges we had …
In last week’s blog I mentioned the over-valued credit markets in China as a key risk to financial market stability. This week saw Moody’s downgrading of China’s credit rating and its outlook for China changed from stable to negative. The slowing of growth Despite economic stimulus, GDP growth has fallen pretty steadily since 2010 and …