Eomics

Economics without the con

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

UK austerity: An American view

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The New York Times’ UK correspondent, Peter Goodman, recently published a piece which took a close look at the impact of austerity on the ...
Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Italy redux

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A few days ago, I noted that the formation of a populist government in Italy exposed many of the fault lines in the single currency area. I ...
Saturday, 26 May 2018

Italy exposes the fault lines (again)

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We knew that the Italian election, held almost three months ago, had the potential to cause problems in the euro zone but having survive...
Tuesday, 22 May 2018

More Frankenstein's Monster than Schrödinger's Cat

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Last week, the cabinet agreed to a ”backstop” that would see the UK aligned to EU tariffs after 2020 if the two sides cannot agree on cu...
Friday, 18 May 2018

Will markets feel so brave without central bank protection?

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Perhaps one of the more surprising aspects of markets in recent weeks has been the extent to which they have remained resilient in the face ...
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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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