Matthew Lynn

Western economies are failing – but capitalism isn’t the problem

25 May 2024 9:00 am

Left-wing polemicists accuse neoliberals, inspired by Friedrich Hayek, of secretly running the world – but if so, they’re not concealing the whole sinister project very well

Will Nvidia stock keep going up?

23 May 2024 10:18 pm

It more than doubled its sales. It unveiled a new line of microchips. It promised to keep rolling out new…

The FTSE 100 hits a new high – but don’t celebrate yet

11 May 2024 9:34 pm

Another day, another all time high. As the week closed, the FTSE 100 index hit 8,433 — the highest level…

Passport e-gate outages are an embarrassment to Britain

8 May 2024 8:49 pm

Queues that stretch for hours. Technology that doesn’t work. And a system so poorly designed that this isn’t the first…

Is Javier Milei’s medicine working?

30 April 2024 10:37 pm

Javier Milei was taking too many risks. Argentina’s president didn’t have enough political support. And his radical version of free…

The truth about Ireland’s £600 million Brexit ‘bonanza’

30 April 2024 4:00 pm

Ireland is reaping the benefits of a Brexit bonus to the tune of €700 million (£600 million). It is not…

Meta’s AI investment plan has backfired on Zuckerberg

25 April 2024 10:40 pm

It will write your WhatsApp messages for you. It will post a cute picture of your cat on Instagram, even…

Elon Musk (Photo: Getty)

Elon Musk doesn’t know how to turn Tesla around

23 April 2024 10:25 pm

The share price is in freefall. Sales are sliding at an accelerating rate as customers lose interest. The Chinese are…

If Apple loses against China so will the West

16 April 2024 4:00 pm

It has been a long time since the West dominated shipbuilding, or steel making. We are already aware that we…

The Bank of England can’t blame IT for its dodgy forecasts

13 April 2024 3:05 am

It hires the cleverest young graduates every year. It brings in talent from around the world. And it has the…

It’s hard to be proud of the FTSE 100

3 April 2024 8:41 pm

It has finally happened. In trading on Tuesday afternoon, the UK’s FTSE 100 index finally closed in on an all-time…

The Swiss are cutting interest rates. Why can’t we?

22 March 2024 12:45 am

Mortgage rates will finally start to come down again. Consumers will have a little more money in their pockets. And companies…

Rachel Reeves will regret promising growth

19 March 2024 9:36 pm

Growth will be turbo-charged, animal spirits will be unleashed, and foreign investment will flood back into Britain. Shadow chancellor Rachel…

Cutting National Insurance won’t save the Tories

6 March 2024 8:07 pm

It will put more money in people’s pockets. It will improve the incentives to work. And it will put down…

Nissan is setting an alarming trend with their electric cars

5 March 2024 1:04 am

At a certain point, your smartphone may no longer accept the latest software update from Apple or Google. Your laptop…

Apple is right to steer clear of the electric car market

28 February 2024 10:17 pm

Apple’s much-hyped electric car appears to have been killed off before it ever hit the road. For years, the tech…

Javier Milei’s Argentine revolution seems to be working

26 February 2024 9:39 pm

The currency would collapse. Output would go into freefall. Unemployment would soar, and the IMF would be back in charge…

The valuable lesson learnt from Japan’s stock market recovery

22 February 2024 10:25 pm

A lot has happened over the past 34 years: the Cold War ended, several wars have taken place in the…

London has France to thank for its Brexit win

22 February 2024 12:43 am

The City of London would be hollowed out. Bankers would have to retrain as burger chefs. And Paris and Frankfurt…

Does the EU’s tech ‘enforcer’ know what he’s talking about?

7 February 2024 3:36 am

Thierry Breton is, on the face of it, well qualified to regulate Europe’s tech industry. After a brief spell as…

Jeremy Hunt should ignore the IMF’s tax cut warning

31 January 2024 8:58 pm

Government borrowing is lower than had been forecast. The economy needs some form of a boost. And perhaps most of…

Christine Lagarde is failing again

23 January 2024 9:44 pm

Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has one of the most glittering CVs in European politics. The…

What’s wrong with trillionaires?

16 January 2024 1:47 am

Why is Oxfam so concerned about the coming possibility of the world’s first trillionaire? The charity has this week released…

The EU is paying a high price for its Brexit pettiness

10 January 2024 10:46 pm

It has formidable negotiating skills, at least according to its cheerleaders. It has huge economic clout. And it can impose its…

Bitcoin’s bounce back has proved its critics wrong again

3 January 2024 10:00 pm

The charlatans had been exposed. Its flimsiness had been confirmed. And the bubble had finally burst. Rewind to just over…