Economist and Author

Emerging Markets

Does the next economic crisis lie in surging global debt?

The IMF’s recent warning should be taken very seriously Read more →
Trade war salvos have ominous implications

10/04/2018 Trade war salvos have ominous implications

At the Boao Forum in China today,
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Brexit Britain looks to Xi’s Asia

But our position is not strong—and will only weaken further when we leave the European Union Read more →
Britain’s productivity funk will pass

Since the crash Britain has lost years in all-important productivity growth—but a revival will come sooner or later, Brexit permitting Read more →
America’s trade confrontation with China is a sign of the new Cold War

The first salvos in a trade war have been fired, but whatever happens next, China and the US are set to have a much more adversarial relationship Read more →