Economics & Markets

Wind Power Won’t Save Us

Renewables are more expensive than is claimed because of the cost of maintaining back-up generation capacity, observes Victor Hill.

China: Not Rising, but Stalling

The failure of President Xi’s Zero Covid policy and the popular resentment against it come as China’s growth dynamic has…

Are the Tories finished and should investors even care?

The polls suggest that Labour will win the next UK general election by a wide margin. The Tories face an…

Are we past the market bottom and inflation top?

Historical data points toward increasing odds of recession amid growing inflation numbers, and the current profit projections for 2023 are…

COP Out – How Climate Science was Captured by the Politics of “Reparations”

The COP-27 climate conference in Egypt ended this week, with a deal − not to cap emissions but for old…

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Workers

As many as five million British workers have either taken early retirement since the pandemic or are on long-term sick…

US Midterm Elections 2022: Joe is Still Sleepy, but Donald is Damaged Goods

The US midterm elections turned out better for the Democrats than predicted. Donald Trump’s path back to the White House…

Pipelines and Cables – the Hybrid War has Begun

The good news is that, according to a leading international analyst, there is “only” a five percent risk of a…

The British Political Psychodrama – and Why the World is Watching

There is global fascination with the UK’s recent political turmoil because it shows how inflation can undermine even the most…

Farewell, Prime Minister

The Truss leadership issue is over - after an embarrassingly short 45 days. Her successor must understand the lessons of…