MoneySupply: Those innovative Scandinavians
A warm welcome to our colleagues from the FT’s Money Supply blog, who are now sharing their thoughts on FT Alphaville. First up, Chris Giles, the FT’s economics editor… ____ As far as “just fancy that...
View ArticleMoneySupply: Jobs growth is not just a London thing
In an FT.com column today, I highlighted the surprising strength of the UK labour market outside London. This is important, for if London was dominant and overheating, monetary policy might have to...
View ArticleThe British economic recovery in 13 charts
So the UK economy grew 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2014, leaving output on this preliminary estimate at just about the previous peak set in Q1 2008, over six years ago. For an economy that...
View ArticleMoneySupply: IMF getting it wrong again and again
Global growth declined from 5.4 per cent in 2010 to 3.3 per cent in 2013. This slowdown came as a complete surprise to the IMF, which admits in its latest World Economic Outlook that even though there...
View ArticleMoneySupply: The new world economy in four charts
We all know the world economy is changing. We know it is changing fast. But do we really know how fast? Read on. In the spring, the International Comparison Programme calculated new exchanges rates for...
View ArticleMoneySupply: Why the BoE is talking nonsense
Nonsense is a rude word. But there isn’t a milder way of describing the Bank of England’s estimates of UK labour market slack. For three inflation reports in a row, the BoE has published a chart...
View ArticleThe 2 minute visual guide to the Autumn Statement
As ever, George Osborne reeled off lots of lots of numbers to suggest the economy and public finances were extremely healthy. Underneath the boasts, the reality is rather darker, showing serious...
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