– The Times

Gerard is one of the UK’s leading economists, possessing expertise across a wealth of areas.
Alongside his deep knowledge of the UK economy, he is also an expert on global trends and emerging markets. His international perspective and thorough analysis are informed by first-hand experience in senior roles over three decades in both the private sector and in public policy.
Gerard is one of the UK’s leading economists, possessing expertise across a wealth of areas.
Alongside his deep knowledge of the UK economy, he is also an expert on global trends and emerging markets. His international perspective and thorough analysis are informed by first-hand experience in senior roles over three decades in both the private sector and in public policy.


Netwealth op-ed: Inflation peaks, rates plateau, growth recovers – a more favourable 2023?
What to expect in 2023? Inflation peaking, rates plateauing and growth recovering is a likely scenario, and points to a more favourable outlook for markets. As the year progresses, positive sentiment may focus on the likelihood of a stronger 2024, with growth picking up compared with 2023. Such an environment would not suggest interest rates fall in 2024, as has been speculated on recently.
Conservative Home – First globalisation, now fragmentation. Here’s what it means for the world’s economy and ours
Fragmentation and polycrisis are two of the new buzzwords of global economics. To exacerbate these developments, the room for policy manoeuvre is limited, since we are seeing the end of cheap money in the West after a period of excessively low interest rates. On top of this, global public debt levels are at all-time highs.
Podcast: Episode 5 – What The H£ll Is Economics? Why I can’t I buy a house? What The H£ll is a Smart City?
Elf asks Gerard ‘What is a smart city? And if there are smart cities, does that mean there are silly cities?’ Gerard talks about the technology that’s changing urban centres and what we can expect from cities in the future…