Eomics

Economics without the con

Monday, 15 October 2018

Blink and think

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In Jeremy Corbyn’s words this afternoon, this really is beginning to feel like Groundhog Day. The UK and EU27 continue to seek a resolution ...
Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Italy's budget issues: A problem of the EU's own making

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Italy’s populist government has upset the European Commission with the release of its budget plans for the next three years, and the IMF has...
Monday, 1 October 2018

Auction stations

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A few days ago I heard someone describe the Brexit process in terms of the dollar auction problem and was immediately struck by how accur...
Saturday, 29 September 2018

Left or right?

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Party conferences are usually best avoided apart from those with a genuine interest in the minutiae of party politics. This does not prevent...
Wednesday, 26 September 2018

EU may see it differently

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Although the British government was given a bloody nose following last week’s Salzburg summit, events of the past few weeks act as a remin...
Friday, 21 September 2018

Just a little respect

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The late great Aretha Franklin demanded, and indeed commanded, respect. After a difficult 24 hours during which the EU27 decisively rejecte...
Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Some thoughts on China

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It has been an interesting week on the China front following the news that the US is to impose a tariff of 10% on $200bn of Chinese imports ...
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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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