Chatham House panel: The best way to beat inflation?
It was great to speak on a brilliant panel, which included FT Economics Editor, Chris Giles, Bronwyn Curtis, Dame DeAnne Julius and chaired by Creon Butler. Watch back here.
Centre for Policy Studies panel: Age and discontent? The long-term outlook for the UK’s finances
It was great to speak on panel alongside the OBR's Chair, Richard Hughes, The Telegraph's Economics Editor, Szu Ping Chan, CPS Director, Robert Colville, and CPS Research Director, Tom Clougherty. Watch below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q43r5_9LbC4
Times op-ed: Delhi summit opens a window of opportunity in a changing world
This op-ed was first published in The Times - 29 August 2023 India hosts the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9 and 10. Rishi Sunak and President Biden will be among the world leaders attending. There are so many global gatherings, it is sometimes easy to lose track of them, but this summit has...
Sunday Telegraph op-ed: Fasten your seatbelts – the global economy is heading for turbulence
This was first published in The Sunday Telegraph - 20 August 2023 What is happening to the world economy? An analogy frequently used to describe the global economy is that of a plane and whether it will enjoy a soft landing or suffer a hard one. Perhaps it may be better to say fasten your...
BBC Radio 4 PM interview
I was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's PM programme following the Bank of England's MPC meeting. Listen below.
Netwealth op-ed: Two plus two is the new focus for the Bank of Japan
This was first published on Netwealth - 20th July 2023 Let’s focus on the Bank of Japan (BoJ), whose imminent monetary policy meeting on July 27th to 28th has the potential to be significant, not just in Japan but globally. Any tightening in policy by the BoJ would strengthen the yen (perhaps...
Times op-ed: For the labour market it is quality not quantity that makes a difference
This article was first published in The Times - 27th June 2023 Employment has recovered from the pandemic and is at an all-time high, with 33.09 million people in work. The unemployment rate is low at 3.8 per cent. Despite this healthy picture there is concern about the UK jobs market. Two issues...
Financial Times op-ed: Investors still need to adjust to a world of higher interest rates
This article was first published in the Financial Times - 26th June 2023 There needs to be a prolonged period of positive real interest rates in western economies. That is, policy rates will need to remain higher than inflation for some time. Not now, but once we see where core inflation settles....
Sky News interview – Bank of England ‘completely misread the situation’
I was interviewed on Sky News - The Take with Sophy Ridge - about inflation, the Bank of England's misreading of the situation and what it means for the UK economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Gi8xwtT70
Times Radio interview – The Bank of England has ‘zero credibility’
I was interviewed for 10 minutes discussing inflation, the Bank of England's failures and what it should do next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AYjxjwXcZw