Eomics

Economics without the con

Saturday, 11 April 2020

Playing the long game is the only game in town

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The support programmes implemented by governments have barely got off the ground but already central banks are stepping in to lend their sup...
Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Real time economic reality

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As the Covid-19 horror unfolds before us, it becomes clear with each passing day that this is a humanitarian crisis the like of which none o...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Divided we stand

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The euro zone’s credibility took a significant beating in the wake of the Greek debt crisis which began to spiral out of control a dec...
Thursday, 26 March 2020

Any letter you like - except V

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It has become clear in recent days just how much damage the sudden stop in economic activity triggered by the COVID-19 crisis is like...
Sunday, 22 March 2020

Rising to the challenge

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After another week of market drama, with big price corrections and a drying up of market liquidity, central banks and governments are step...
Sunday, 15 March 2020

It is not irrational to be concerned

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If we thought that Brexit was a major economic challenge it pales into insignificance compared to the threat posed by COVID-19. As the days...
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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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