[ad_1] First, at the beginning of October the Ofgem price cap, which governs utility prices, was reduced by 7pc. This alone should reduce the level of the CPI by 0.3pc.…
Tag: Roger Bootle
The pitfalls of a route back into the EU
[ad_1] What’s more, this would leave the UK in a worse position than before it left the bloc because we would have no formal say in the formulation of the…
Don’t be fooled – America’s finances are just as perilous as Britain’s
[ad_1] There is every chance that whoever wins the next presidential election will take a similar attitude to the budget deficit as the one espoused by President Reagan in 1986…
Britain does not have to accept economic oblivion
[ad_1] I understand the widespread pessimism. The underlying problems of our economy can easily seem daunting. And yet countries can sometimes manage transformations. In the past 50 years, the leading…
Basket case Britain is back – and a recession is inevitable
[ad_1] One obvious factor which possibly could explain it, and which all the usual suspects will seize upon, is Brexit. Indeed, that leading usual suspect, the former Governor of the…
Don’t expect good news about the economy any time soon
[ad_1] This Thursday sees not only the MPC’s interest rate decision but also the publication of the latest Bank forecasts in its new Monetary Policy Report. It is likely to…
Here are my predictions for 2024 – it will be an unusually uncertain year
[ad_1] This should permit significant cuts in interest rates before too long. Again, the US should lead the way with the Fed being able to cut interest rates as early…