Economics & Markets

Power Play: New Technologies that will Revolutionise the Energy Sector

The trilemma is how to achieve energy security with sufficient, continuous capacity while eliminating CO2 emissions. The only way to…

The Great Food Price Crunch

After the global supply chain crunch comes the food price crunch, adding to concerns about the cost of living crisis,…

‘Macron II’ will be no more successful than ‘Macron I’

The French presidential election turned out much as expected, after all. But the hope and optimistic anticipation of 2017 is…

Electrification: good news, bad news

The engineering behind electric cars continues to improve. But there are still major questions about the efficacy of EVs, says…

The Great Bifurcation

Even if Russia’s war against Ukraine is swiftly concluded with a peace deal – which is unlikely - the world…

Debt Games: How Governments Finance Themselves for Free

There is a view that modern, monetary economics renders governments’ debt burdens irrelevant – at least in advanced economies. Yes…

Rishi Sunak and the ‘Chamber of Secrets’

Chancellor Sunak approached his impossible task with aplomb in the Spring Statement. But the outcome of his measures is highly…

Net Zero Carbon RIP

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended energy policy across the globe. The necessary and inevitable ban on Russian hydrocarbons…

The China Factor

The one nation that can stop Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine is China. And there are reasons why China will…

In Time of War

Whatever the final outcome of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there will be massive economic, political and geopolitical consequences, says Victor…