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George Magnus

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George Magnus

Economist and Author

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George Magnus

George Magnus

George Magnus is an independent economist and commentator, an Associate at the China Centre, Oxford University, and an adviser to some asset management companies.

He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Prospect Magazine and other written media, and appears regularly on BBC TV and radio, Bloomberg TV and other outlets.

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"George Magnus does not look like a prophet. Yet this is the man widely acknowledged to have predicted that the US sub-prime mortgage crisis would trigger a global recession."

- Josephine Moulds, The Daily Telegraph

George Magnus's Viewpoints Blog

  • Decoupling
  • Common prosperity: more slogan than solution
  • Whither China’s investment in the UK
  • Whatever RCEP is, it’s not the answer to the slump in world trade
  • Ofcom, CGTN and BBC row, the latest nail in Britain’s golden era coffin with China

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  • Banking is too risky to be left to bankers

    First published: The New European 20-03-2023

    With any luck – and we will need some – the maelstrom going through the banking sector and global financial markets will blow over without triggering the kind of meltdown we experienced in 2008.

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  • Is China turning Japanese?

    China has some advantages over Japan, such as a state-owned financial system that can prevent significant banks from failing and a closed capital account that can protect the country’s banking system and the economy from the risk of significant capital flight. This however might not prevent China from taking the same economic trajectory Japan has. Read more →

  • Has Xi Jinping Retired China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats?

    China’s sharp diplomatic and foreign policy edges never really went away, but may have been rested temporarily simply for reasons of expediency. Read more →

  • China’s economy will rebound. But for how long? 

    A falling population and the political scars from its zero Covid policy present warning signs for China. Read more →

  • The Economic Consequences of Xi Jinping

    Xi Jinping's China in the aftermath of the 20th party Congress is on a path populated by political determination to succeed, but also systemic economic fragility and policy instability. Read more →

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Banking crisis redux. Who'd have thought but here we are. My thoughts on takeaways and implications incl Fed and B… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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That was then. Would be different now. Bad loans much higher, willingness to wipe out creditors probably less. Fin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Good piece by my corner college Kevin Gaynor on how this fin crisis effects on depositor confidence and cost of cap… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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