2020 March 04

The Bank of England realises that coronavirus means that all the conventional rules have to be thrown aside

Posted on March 4 2020

I’m sharing a large chunk of this comment from the FT because it is important: Andrew Bailey, the incoming governor of the Bank of England,
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The Bank of England must lead the way on climate change

Posted on March 4 2020

I was one of quite a lot of people to co-sign this letter: “The Bank of England must lead the way on climate change” Open
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Banks and landlords have to pick up the costs of the epidemic to come if the the economy is to have a chance of surviving

Posted on March 4 2020

I have already discussed the potential economic implications of coronavirus this morning. The purpose of this blog is to summarise the underlying economic logic of
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An economic plan to beat the impact of coronavirus

Posted on March 4 2020

I suggested that interest rate cuts would not address the economic consequences of the coronavirus before the markets issued their quite emphatic agreement yesterday evening.
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