Jeremy Hunt should ignore the IMF’s tax cut warning
Government borrowing is lower than had been forecast. The economy needs some form of a boost. And perhaps most of…
Christine Lagarde is failing again
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has one of the most glittering CVs in European politics. The…
What’s wrong with trillionaires?
Why is Oxfam so concerned about the coming possibility of the world’s first trillionaire? The charity has this week released…
The EU is paying a high price for its Brexit pettiness
It has formidable negotiating skills, at least according to its cheerleaders. It has huge economic clout. And it can impose its…
Bitcoin’s bounce back has proved its critics wrong again
The charlatans had been exposed. Its flimsiness had been confirmed. And the bubble had finally burst. Rewind to just over…
Does falling inflation show that interest rates are too high?
Well that was a surprise. At just 3.9 per cent, down from 4.7 per cent, the latest inflation figure published…
Will Javier Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ work?
The Argentinian peso has been devalued by 50 per cent overnight. Controls on exports have been scrapped, and the country’s…
There’s a reason the market is rejecting electric cars
They are cheap to run. They rarely break down. And perhaps most of all they are far better for the…
Is climate change really to blame for rising food costs?
Everything in the shops is getting more expensive and restaurant bills have become prohibitive. We are all aware that food…
Is Javier Milei already defying his critics?
Critics of Argentina’s president Javier Milei have already made up their minds: he is a lunatic and his plans will…
Biden and Xi’s meeting is a boost to the global economy
At least there will be some pandas. At his summit with President Biden this week, China’s President Xi pledged to…
In defence of ‘rip-off’ airline charges
The Conservative party is 25 points behind in the polls. Its backbenchers are scrambling around to find new jobs, and…
Will Elon Musk end up humiliating Rishi Sunak?
Bill Gates was probably otherwise engaged. Mark Zuckerberg was busy in the metaverse. And Jeff Bezos was tied up on…
Why Dame Sharon White failed at John Lewis
There are lots of plausible explanations for Dame Sharon White’s failure at the department store and grocery chain John Lewis.…
The eurozone isn’t looking healthy
Bond yields are soaring. The cost of debt, and very soon mortgages, is rising. And the government is getting nervous…
Labour will regret handing more power to the OBR
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will have to sign off on any changes to taxation. It will need to…
Is the EU sacrificing net zero to protect its electric car industry?
They are too expensive. There are not enough of them on the market. It’s too much hassle to charge them.…
Why is the EU forcing Apple to change its charger?
When the iPhone 15 is unveiled later today it will no doubt come with an array of flashy tweaks and…
It’s time to get on with the Indian trade deal
The trade secretary Kemi Badenoch will be in India this week for a meeting of G20 trade ministers. The Prime…
Working from home is the new British disease
Over mighty trade unions. Short-termist management that prioritises profits over investment. And an education system that doesn’t produce enough scientists…
Sunak can’t blame landlords for not stopping illegal immigration
Small companies will face massive fines for not checking the papers of everyone they hire. Landlords will be put out…
Britain’s growing army of pensioners should be delivering pizza
Over-50s could deliver pizza. They could try their hand at Uber driving. Or they could put in the occasional shift…
Why the CEO of Coutts had to go
In the end, the only real surprise was that it took so long. The chief executive of NatWest, Dame Alison…
NatWest needs radical change after the Farage scandal
There are probably worse things a senior banker could do. Taking all the money and running off to the Bahamas,…
Elon Musk has launched X to kill Twitter
It will trash the brand. It will alienate its core users. And relaunching and rebranding a failing business almost never…
