Countries went on a gold-buying spree before coronavirus took hold – Here is why.
Don’t be surprised if this dash to gold has resumed in recent weeks – in a leading indicator of troubling times ahead. [Read now...]
Coronavirus: Five essential measures to bolster the global central bank ‘bazooka’.
Markets normally rally when central banks throw trillions of dollars at a problem. But not this time. [Read now...]
Budget 2020: New UK chancellor unveils £30 billion Coronavirus fightback – but debt forecasts look optimistic.
The new chancellor’s plans won’t look half as prudent if the economy tanks. [Read now...]
Why the Bank of England will struggle to stop the economic fallout of a hard Brexit – and could even make it worse.
Neither an interest rate cut nor an interest rate rise are out of the question if there is a hard Brexit. [Read now...]
How Brexit uncertainty is hurting the UK economy in four charts.
It’s time to break the deadlock with a referendum on no-deal Brexit or Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement. [Read now...]
No-deal Cabinet — Time for another Bank of England stress test.
With the new Cabinet made up of ‘Vote Leave veterans and right-wing free marketers’, Professor Costas Milas discusses how the Bank of England may want to respond. [Read now...]
