The worst part of the virus will be the recession it causes, and the young will get the short end of the stick.

Corona-panic is everywhere, the question is if shutting everything down and quaranting is the solution?

What are some of the worst case scenarios stemming from Covid-19? Here are some worst case scenarios, two specific and one general.

Some insist a stop to economic growth is the only way to save the environment? Is an end to growth as radical as it sounds?

Is the Phillips curve still relevant at 62? Traders seem to think it’s not but there might be more to it.

"One of the greatest trade deals ever made!" seems more like a poorly thought through prop for political theatrics

Last year's terrible track record won't stop me from making more gloomy predictions. Here's what's going to happen in 2020.

The Saudi's are selling Aramco, the question is: why now?

I imagine no one missed the news about the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities in Abqaiq and their oil field in Kurais. I...

As you might have heard, in August Denmark’s third largest bank Jyske started offering negative interest rates on mortgages, and both...

What are the differences between how monetarists and Keynesians understand the cause of inflation? Do these theories hold up in 2019?

It seems likely that the global economy is heading towards a recession given recent GDP figures and negative interest rates. Couple that...

There’s news of more tariffs on Chinese goods and called China a currency manipulator but the dollar is strong because of Trumps policies.

Facebook's Libra could revolutionise the financial system, but will governments allow it to be launched?

How come there isn't a proper political debate about the gig economy and what will it look like if it arrives?

At the time of writing a barrel of Bent crude oil is close to $71, down from around $109 at the beginning of 2014 and up from about $32...

Since the Great Recession many economies have struggled to meet their inflation targets despite massive asset purchasing programmes by...

Some describe the period between the 1870’s and the first world war as a golden age of international trade and early globalisation with...

I don’t envy Mario Draghi, being the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) must be difficult. That does not mean that I agree with his...

It’s hardly a secret that I’m critical of current monetary policy and large-scale asset purchasing programmes. As I’ve discussed before...