I admit I think I am lucky to live in Ely. I went to the river this morning before it was too hot, and too
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The cappuccino economy
I am aware that we have been discussing the need for narratives to explain the economy on this blog in the last week. Much of
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Question of the day: What’s best: sound, video or a book for new messages on how the economy really works?
I will, I suspect, be taking some time off over the next couple of days. At least, I will be blogging less. It has been
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The Bank of England’s quick bounce-back scenario plan is the work of an economic fantasist
The Bank of England has published three critical charts this morning that explain what it thinks might happen as we get over Covid 19. This
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The Bank of England is betting on an end to lockdown very soon – presumably because they have been told it’s going to happen
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has reported this morning. It has said: The spread of Covid-19 and the measures to contain it are
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The government may be about to take the most massive gamble, and the stakes are hundreds of thousands of lives
I have been thinking about the story of Neil Ferguson, the Imperial College epidemiologist who became known as Prof Lockdown. I feel sorry for Ferguson.
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The Financial Reporting Council has said we need better early warning systems for poor audit quality
I was intrigued by a press release from the Financial Reporting Council, issued today. In it they said: Early warning systems need to be enhanced
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Valuations are beginning to collapse
As the FT has noted this morning: Up to €10bn will be wiped off the value of European football players due to the coronavirus pandemic,
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Tax After Coronavirus (TACs) : Abolishing the personal savings tax allowance
The reasons why wealth needs to be subject to additional taxation has been discussed in another Tax After Coronavirus (TACs) post, with all links being
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