The Outlook for UK Inflation, Interest Rates and Sterling in 2023
Interest rates in the UK will have to rise a little further in 2023, even though the inflation outlook is…
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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.
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years ago