The Bank of England is about to score an own goal
To raise interest rates would be a mistake
Author Archives: Duncan Weldon
The Bank of England looks set to hike interest rates—for rather an unusual reason
A rise in rates once meant that the economy was returning to normal health, but not this time
The three lessons Brexit Britain can learn from Greece
I covered the Greek debt crisis in 2015—and as Brexit negotiations continue the sense of déjà vu is profound
Why did Trump win? It's the inequality, stupid
Want to know why Trump really won? A breathtaking new economic analysis has some answers
What did business make of the two main party conferences?
“We appear to be being offered Singapore-Upon-Thames or Stalingrad-Upon-Thames and we don’t really want either”
Who benefits from smart cities?
Government benefits from sharing data— but businesses?
The UK’s biggest economic challenge isn’t Brexit—it’s low productivity growth
It’s often said that in the long run, productivity growth is almost everything. In the case of the UK, the long run has finally arrived
Eurozone growth is accelerating—a hard Brexit could see us struggle to keep up
Most forecasts now expect the Eurozone to outgrowth the UK economy in both 2017 and 2018—what happens beyond that will be down to what version of Brexit we pursue
Ignore the naysayers—a higher minimum wage makes sense
Both main parties have pledged to increase it in their manifestos. This is unlikely to harm employment growth; it could even help remedy the UK’s crippling productivity problem
Books in brief: Grave New World by Stephen D King
"The deep integration of the 1990s and 2000s was not inevitable and nor may it prove irreversible"
The return of inflation
Households will feel the pinch—and the Brexit vote is partly to blame
Droids won’t steal your job; they could make you rich
Learn to love a robot
What will the consumer do?
Getting the answer right is the key to successful economic forecasting
Productivity growth: is the OBR being too optimistic?
Brexiteers have criticised the organisation—but may have it the wrong way round
Data as infrastructure: driving growth in devolved regions
Experts discussed the matter at a recent Prospect roundtable
How poor nations become rich
A successful neighbour helps but not as much as a growing population, finds Duncan Weldon