As a result of recent blog posts, I have added these items to the glossary over the last day or so: Unrealised profit Unrealised loss
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Today’s decision by the Monetary Policy Committee
Danny Blanchflower and I sent this letter to the FT yesterday. It did not get in, so I will share it here instead: Sir or
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Banking is at a massive crossroads. It is time that we talked about what comes next.
Janet Yellen has talked about the US government offering a 100% Federal government guarantee to all depositors in smaller US banks, of which there are
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Sunak’s tax disclosures were half-hearted. He needs to do better.
Most people think Rishi Sunak had a good day yesterday, so he slipped out details of his tax returns, hoping no one would notice. I
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Did Johnson mislead parliament?
I will, unfortunately, be in meetings for much of this afternoon, and as a result will not be able to see Boris Johnson’s appearance before
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Inflation is on target to fall: we need a rate cut now
I am aware that the Office for National Statistics says that consumer price inflation rose in February in data announced this morning. The increase is
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It’s really not rocket science
Taxes on advertising
I was challenged in a comment yesterday on whether the Green New Deal was radical on issues relating to consumption. My response was to refer
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The ONS data on the national debt ratio compares a false figure with a crap one. What is the point in that?
The Office for National Statistics issued its latest public finances data this morning, including this chart: Let’s ignore the fact that they include more than
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