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Looking for trouble…
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Savers are Negative on Negative Rates
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Greek Crisis Lessons
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Globalization Disrupted
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The New Abnormal
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Warped World of Bonds
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EMU Roads to Survival
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EMU Break-up?
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Tag Archives: Macroeconomics
Labour should target national wealth, not debt
Politicians generally agree with economists in saying that investment isa Good Thing. After all, it’s seen as the font of economic growth and prosperity. And yet so often the public investment that politicians control falls victim to more immediate priorities. … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomics, Politics
Tagged Economics, economy, finance, fiscal policy, Macroeconomics, Politics
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Planet NGFS starts to look like the real world
The new ‘Conceptual note on short–term climate scenarios’ from the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) is a potentially game-changing step forward. ‘Planet NGFS’ is now beginning to look more like the real world. In shifting from long term … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Macroeconomics, Sustainability
Tagged Climate scenarios, global economy, Macroeconomics, Net Zero, NGFS
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Machine, Platform, Crowd – Book Review
Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson have done it again. ‘Machine, Platform, Crowd’ is a lucid and timely exploration of three powerful trends unleashed by the digital revolution. They describe the ‘three rebalancings’: first, as machine learning either complements or supplants … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Macroeconomics, Platforms, Technology
Tagged consumers, Digital, Macroeconomics, Network economics, Platforms, Technology
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Confessions of an Economic Forecaster
Economists’ forecasts are notoriously inaccurate. This fallibility is hardly a great surprise given that we live in an irretrievably uncertain world. So why do we keep doing it? What can we learn? Here are my eighteen secrets and myths about the … Continue reading
Looking for Trouble
How politics could fuel downside risks to global markets It is easy to find downside risks to the outlook for the global economy and markets. Worse still, a recent ING report, entitled ‘Looking For Trouble’, highlights doubts about the ability … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Economic Growth, Macro, Macroeconomics, Politics, US Election
Tagged Brexit, Economics, fiscal policy, global economy, helicopter money, Macroeconomics, monetary policy, Policy, Politics, US
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Savers are Negative on Negative Rates
In recent weeks market turmoil has put negative interest rates firmly on to the centrals banks’ agenda. The Bank of Japan sprang a surprise by following the European Central Bank in moving into negative territory, and there is even talk … Continue reading
Posted in EMU, Macro, Macroeconomics
Tagged Economic Growth, Economics, EMU, financial markets, global economy, growth, Macroeconomics, monetary policy, negative rates, saving
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21 Lessons from the Greek Crisis
The refinancing deal struck on 13th July between Greece and its Eurozone partners left everyone bruised and unhappy. While it staved off the immediate threat of yet greater chaos from Greece being forced to abandon the euro, doubts remain … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Growth, EMU, Macro, Macroeconomics, Uncategorized
Tagged ECB, Economics, employment, EMU, Euro, Foreign exchange, Germany, Greece, Greek crisis, Grexit, Macroeconomics, monetary policy
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US triumphs in the World Economic Cup
The legendary manager of Liverpool, Bill Shankly, once said, “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death… I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” I’m tempted to agree, but sadly I get … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Growth, Football, Macro, Macroeconomics, Productivity, World Cup
Tagged Economic Growth, Economics, employment, Eurozone, football, Germany, global economy, Greece, Macroeconomics, Productivity, soccer, World Cup
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By Accident or Design – Optimism from a Dismal Scientist
> I recently spoke at a conference in Santa Monica California organised by the Design Management Institute entitled Designing the New Economy. Tired of being miserable, I decided to take on the fashionably gloomy view of the long term outlook. … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Macroeconomics
Tagged Design, Economic Growth, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Productivity, Technology
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