Is France heading for a Greek-style crisis?
For the first time ever, France’s borrowing costs have risen above those of Greece. As of today, the bond markets…
Trump’s tariffs threats are going to cause chaos
It turns out it wasn’t just China after all. Mexico, and indeed Canada, are just as much in the firing…
Rachel Reeves deserves a rough ride at the CBI
Rachel Reeves was probably expecting to be cheered for restoring ‘stability’, for rebooting ‘growth’ and crafting a British version of…
The Trump Bitcoin bonanza has only just begun
One of the main trading platforms collapsed, and its founder ended up being sent to jail. Two years ago, in…
The EU is heading for fresh financial doom
If it came from Nigel Farage no one would be very surprised. Or from one of the band of German…
If anyone can fix America’s bloated state, it’s Elon Musk
Perhaps he will walk through the lobby of the Pentagon with a kitchen sink. Or fire the entire IT department…
Labour is doomed if it is blamed for price rises
It emerged over the weekend that Tesco might have to start putting up prices. So, we have learned over the…
Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump is a masterstroke
Elon Musk contributed huge sums of money. He campaigned relentlessly. And his social media network X provided a platform for…
Markets must wait and see what Trump 2.0 will bring
Truth Social rocketed. Bitcoin soared in price. The dollar rose, and bond yields were up, while Chinese equities wobbled. Over…
The true cost of Labour’s Budget is impossible to calculate
No sombre music accompanied Rachel Reeves’s Budget, nor was there a reading from Corinthians. Yet, those details aside, one point…
Volkswagen’s woes are no surprise
Where did it all go wrong for Volkswagen? The German carmaker is said to be planning to shut several factories…
Has Rachel Reeves lost control of spending?
Some thought Rachel Reeves’s experience at the Bank of England meant she ‘knew how to run the economy’. She would…
Is Kamala Harris’s crypto policy racist?
It is too flimsy, you can’t buy anything with it, and it is wildly volatile. There have been plenty of…
Rachel Reeves’ Budget is falling apart
It could be 30 per cent. Or 35 per cent? Or perhaps 39 per cent? Heck, who knows, if Rachel…
The break-up of Google is long overdue
It’s innovative, it generates huge wealth, and it offers great products for completely nothing. The lobbyists for Alphabet, the parent…
Are bankers still welcome in Paris?
In the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union, French president Emmanuel Macron made a big effort to…
It’s too late for tariffs to save British steel
Cheap Chinese imports will flood the market. Even more jobs will be lost, and the country’s industrial base will be…
Andrew Bailey should be wary of helping Labour
Business confidence has plummeted back to the levels last seen in the wake of Liz Truss’s unfortunate mini-budget. Hiring has…
Donald Trump’s tariff talk is just bluster
Donald Trump is campaigning hard on protectionism, promising to bring skilled manual jobs back onshore. What will that look like?…
We don’t need Rachel Reeves’ ‘industrial strategy’
It is not hard to imagine what will be in Rachel Reeves’ ‘industrial strategy’. There will be lots of ‘green…
Smart meters aren’t so clever
Smart meters were meant to make our lives easier. They were designed to help us reduce energy consumption and cut…
Electric vehicle targets are completely pointless
Labour might relax the ban on the sale of new petrol cars that is scheduled to come into force in…
The real reason the Treasury can’t find the fiscal ‘black hole’
The Chancellor was so shocked when she received the briefings from Treasury officials that she had no choice but to…
Starmer’s social contract with the unions won’t work
There may be a few warnings about pay, and the inevitable references to the ‘black hole’ that has mysteriously appeared…
Why London must get back to work
The commute is often unreliable, expensive and crowded. It is easy enough to understand why so many of London’s 5…
