What is at stake in the European elections? My weekly column
European elections are generally deemed to have little impact on national affairs and so are always seen as secondary, and a far cry from presidential elections. Voter turnout is usually…
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“Politicians” take their revenge – My weekly column
The world of politics and politicians wants to get its own back on the central banks. Central banks have been at the very heart of steering the economy since the…
The Federal Reserve puts an end to normalization – My weekly column
The post is available in pdf format My Weekly Column – February 4 The US Federal Reserve decided to bring its monetary policy normalization to an end during its meetings…
The inevitable Chinese slowdown – My weekly column
This post is available in pdf format My Weekly Column – January 28th Growth in China slowed again in 2018, with an average of 6.6% across the year vs. 6.9%…
Why is the euro area slowing? My Weekly column
This post is available in pdf format My weekly column – January 15th The euro area economy is slowing and could even see a contraction around the end of 2018…