News

 

 
15 September 2025

AI - not quite everywhere

AI has driven the US stock market to new highs. Now it’s driving the US economy.…

08 September 2025

What happened over the summer

The good news is that activity has held up in the face of sweeping US tariffs an…

01 September 2025

UK exceptionalism… and why it won’t last

Which has been the fastest-growing country in the group of seven major industria…

26 August 2025

Peak oil, cheap oil

Oil is trading at close to its lowest price since 2021 at $67 a barrel, down fro…

18 August 2025

UK housing, a snapshot

We have been pondering the forces at work in the UK housing market. Here are six…

11 August 2025

Assessing the effect of tariffs

First the good news. US tariffs are settling at lower levels than had seemed lik…

28 July 2025

Why Britain pays more for electricity

UK electricity prices are among the highest for developed economies. The UK’s re…

21 July 2025

Equities on a roll

The first half of this year has been good for equities. Global equity markets ha…