Eomics

Economics without the con

Saturday, 12 November 2016

The dawn of fiscal reality?

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The week in markets ended on a volatile note as they began to digest the full economic implications of President Donald Trump. Emerging mar...
Wednesday, 9 November 2016

The day of fate

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In German, 9 November is known as Schicksalstag – the day of fate – for it was on this day in 1848 that the politician R obert Blum was as...
Monday, 7 November 2016

A brief history of currency unions

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Monetary unions have a long history in international economics and we can trace them as far back as that between Phocaea and Mytilene in th...
Sunday, 6 November 2016

The rhymes of history

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“ More than the success of the Brussels negotiations is imperilled by the divisions of the western world … The western alliance lies spread...
Friday, 4 November 2016

A Spaniard in the works

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It is ironic that the legal challenge to the government's handling of the Article 50 process was brought about by one domestic resident...
Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Don't make it personal

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Depending on your point of view, the decision by BoE Governor Carney to step down in June 2019 is either a one year extension of his term, ...
Monday, 31 October 2016

Good, better, best

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Based on the evidence of the past week, the UK economy continues to defy any Brexit-induced economic gravity. The good news is that Q3 GDP...
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Peter Dixon
This blog intends to take some of the con out of economics. As a macroeconomist working in the financial services industry, with many years of experience looking at markets and the economic conjuncture, I realise that economics is (as they say about football) often a game of opinions. These are mine.
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