Is this the real reason Christine Lagarde is leaving the ECB?
She wants to speak freely about the upcoming presidential election in France. Or she may have a tempting offer from…
Brazil has voted for economic chaos
The shift to the right across South America has been stopped. One of President Trump’s key regional allies has been…
The problem with this Paddington bear Budget
It risks turning Wednesday’s big speech into the Paddington bear Budget. The left of the Labour party, high on promises…
Britain will pay a high price for its doomed EV transition
It is starting to look very likely that the government will drop the complete ban on the sale of petrol…
What Labour should actually do to help entrepreneurs
The Resolution Foundation will have to scrap its plans for higher capital gains tax, the Institute for Fiscal Studies will…
Does John Healey want to kill off the family business?
Rachel Reeves made a great start – but now it looks as if her successor as Chancellor John Healey is…
An online tax crackdown is a mistake
When he presents his first Budget later this month, Chancellor John Healey won’t have many ‘bash the rich’ or ‘hammer…
John Healey faces an impossible task at the coming Budget
Twelve billion pounds a month, £3 billion a week, or £420 million a day. If we divide the latest estimate…
Jaguar’s new electric car is a terrible mistake
At least it has dropped the bright pink. But in every other respect the new, all-electric Jaguar launched in New…
Will tariffs stop China taking over Britain’s car market?
If you have your eye on a shiny new Jaecoo 7, affectionately known as the ‘Temu Range Rover’, or a…
The national debt is back with a vengeance
The 5 percent barrier has long since been left behind. This week, the yield on 30-year American government bonds hit…
Burnham’s Rejoin speculation is going to tank the economy
It could be the Customs Union? It could be the Single Market? Or it could be rejoining completely. The Prime…
Will a return to shipbuilding really boost Britain’s economy?
We already know that Andy Burnham, with his talk of public ownership and ending ‘neoliberalism’, wants to take the county…
High energy prices are crippling Britain
He is a tax exile, he lives in Monaco, and, perhaps worst of all, he supported Brexit. As Sir Jim…
Don’t bet against Nvidia – yet
Last night revealed another set of outstanding results from Nvidia. Its quarterly revenues were up by 105 per cent year-on-year,…
Andy Burnham has discovered the cost of nationalisation
The buses would run on time. The trains would be cheaper. And perhaps most of all, the water companies would…
Will Britain back down on the digital services tax?
The Trump White House has been complaining about Britain’s digital services tax for months. But now it is ramping up…
Can Mike Ashley save Harvey Nichols?
It would be easy to make fun of the takeover of Harvey Nichols by the Sports Direct founder, Mike Ashley,…
A Burnham wealth tax looks inevitable
In the run-up to his elevation to prime minister, it would be safe to say that Andy Burnham did not…
Burnham must resist the urge to tax banking profits
The cheaper bus fares will have to be paid for. So will the modest cut to electricity bills, along with…
FIFA should be allowed to sell off the World Cup
It will bring in outside investors, open the doors to global money, enrich a handful of inside executives and, perhaps…
The sale of Harvey Nichols is proof of London’s decline
Harvey Nichols used to be one of the most glamorous department stores in the world. But now the business has…
There’s nothing stopping Gary Lineker from paying more tax
There are bus fares to pay for, a rates cut for the pubs, and of course extra shelters for the…
Why aren’t American companies passing on tariff refunds?
Even for an economy as large as the United States, $70 billion still counts as a significant sum of money.…
Andy Burnham’s savings drive is doomed to failure
A pledge to end rough sleeping. A minor reduction to the VAT rate on electricity, and now a £2 cap…
